Internal Monitoring of Inquiry Recommendations
The Chair expects that all accepted recommendations are acted upon and implemented in a timely manner.
In the interest of transparency and openness, the Inquiry requests that the institution responsible for each recommendation publishes the steps they will take in response and the timetable for doing so.
Unless otherwise stated, institutions should do this within six months of the recommendation being published. The Inquiry has agreed an internal process to ensure effective monitoring of recommendations, which is detailed below.
Monitoring process
The Inquiry will write to the institution asking it to publish its response within the next three months.
If a response is not published, the Inquiry will send a further letter asking the institution to publish a response imminently.
If a response is not published, the Inquiry will send a third letter noting the Inquiry’s disappointment that the institution has not yet published its response. The Inquiry will publicly state that it has written to the institution.
If a response has not been published, the Inquiry will request that the institution sets out their reasons for not having done so. The Inquiry will publicly state that it has requested this information and the response received will be published on the Inquiry’s website.
The Inquiry received the following responses to the Module 1 report on the resilience and preparedness of the United Kingdom:
- UK Government, received 16 January 2025
- Scottish Government, received 16 January 2025
- Welsh Government, received 16 January 2025
- Northern Ireland Executive, received 16 January 2025
The Chair wrote to all governments following receipt of their responses to the Module 1 report:
- Letter from the Chair to the UK Government, sent 19 March 2025
- Letter from the Chair to the Scottish Government, sent 19 March 2025
- Letter from the Chair to the Welsh Government, sent 19 March 2025
- Letter from the Chair to the Northern Ireland Executive, sent 19 March 2025