National oversight mechanism

Early day motion 867, tabled 27 February 2025 by Carla Denyer (Green). Signed by 27 members.

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.

Signatures by party: Labour 10, Green 4, Plaid Cymru 4, Independent 3, Social Democratic and Labour Party 2, DUP 1, Labour/Co-operative 1, Liberal Democrat 1, Scottish National Party 1.