That this House believes that the State owes it to bereaved families and victims to learn and implement lessons from deaths involving the State and corporate agencies; notes that the Grenfell Inquiry recognised a failure of the State to follow up on recommendations made by inquests and inquiries; acknowledges the Government’s commitment to a publicly available record of these recommendations as a step in the right direction; urges the Government to also create a national oversight mechanism to ensure that these recommendations are routinely monitored by an independent body to help enact learning and prevent future deaths; further notes that such a Mechanism would go beyond facilitating transparency and ensure accountability, which is desperately needed for bereaved families and for public confidence; and believes that for victims of large scale tragedies such as Hillsborough and Grenfell, as well as victims of individual state failings, the Government must ensure that lessons are learned from their deaths and the same mistakes are not repeated.
Signatories (27)
- Carla Denyer Sponsor
- Ellie Chowns
- Kim Johnson
- Rachael Maskell
- Graham Leadbitter
- Steve Witherden
- Jon Trickett
- Iqbal Mohamed
- Jim Shannon
- Colum Eastwood
- Chris Hinchliff
- Shockat Adam
- Neil Duncan-Jordan
- Ann Davies
- Ben Lake
- Llinos Medi
- Liz Saville Roberts
- John Milne
- Siân Berry
- Grahame Morris
- Cat Eccles
- Mary Kelly Foy
- Nadia Whittome
- John McDonnell
- Ian Byrne
- Claire Hanna
- Adrian Ramsay