Public Enquiries

Blair is (or was) very fond of announcing to the populace the setting up of ‘transparent Public Enquiries’ but, unfortunately, not so keen on providing them with any authority or legal standing. As an example, you have the enquiry into Dr Kelly’s death where the enquiry was given less legal powers than an ordinary Coroners Court.

As a further example, we have recently had a fatal train crash in Cumbria that bore striking similarities to the Potters Bar disaster, and indicate that the lessons learnt from the ensuing, year long Public Enquiry have still not been learnt nearly four years after its findings where published.