Local government · English unitary authority. This page brings together reports naming this recipient and response statements clearly connected to concerns raised in those reports.
Reports
2
Naming this recipient
Published responses
100%
Found for named reports
Concerns addressed
6
Across all linked responses
Stated actions
22
Described in responses
Reports over time
Reports over time
Reports naming this recipient by issue year.
Evidence profile
Report topics
Share of this recipient’s reports compared with all other recipients.
100%published responses found
22stated actions described
Topic comparisons are not available in the current evidence snapshot.
Concerns and recipient responses
Statements from Bedford Borough Council linked to the concerns in each report. Select any concern, action or position to view the source wording.
Bedfordshire and Luton
Concerns raised4
Crash barrier usable as a step to cross the external wall
Insufficient availability and visibility of Samaritans signs
Ease of access to the external barrier wall
Risk of persons jumping from the car park
Responses linked to these concerns
Each statement is shown once, even when linked to more than one concern.
Actions described in response An action is something this recipient says it has done, is doing, or plans to do in response to the concern raised.3
Action
Have a competent professional assess steel barriers and caging arrangements across all car parks.
Stated plannedThe respondent said that this action was planned when they made their response on 4 October 2018.
Action
Carry out a full audit of signage across the multi-storey car parks, including Samaritans signage.
Stated plannedThe respondent said that this action was planned when they made their response on 4 October 2018.
Action
Complete a visual audit of all multi-storey car parks, identifying barrier damage and other safety issues.
Stated completedThe respondent said that this action was complete when they made their response on 4 October 2018.
Respondent positions A position is what this recipient says about the concern when it does not describe a specific action.2
Position
Access between the crash barrier and perimeter wall is difficult because steel caging encloses the barrier.
Disputes the concernThe respondent disagreed with part of the concern or the basis for it.
Position
The incident was not the first attempted suicide at the Council’s multi-storey car parks.
Disputes the concernThe respondent disagreed with part of the concern or the basis for it.
Bedfordshire and Luton
Concerns raised2
Fall hazard between the safety barrier and the back of the vehicle
Reliance on voluntarily supplied passenger health and mobility information instead of formal assessment
Responses linked to these concerns
Each statement is shown once, even when linked to more than one concern.
Actions described in response An action is something this recipient says it has done, is doing, or plans to do in response to the concern raised.5
Action
Require a client-specific risk assessment by the Social Care Transport Team for every non-ambulant client.
Stated plannedThe respondent said that this action was planned when they made their response on 9 May 2014.
Action
Retrofit safety devices to the doors of all Ford Transit vehicles to block gaps between the vehicle rear and handrail.
Stated completedThe respondent said that this action was complete when they made their response on 9 May 2014.
Action
Implement the new transport risk-assessment controls by 14 July 2014.
Stated plannedThe respondent said that this action was planned when they made their response on 9 May 2014.
Action
Redesign transport risk assessments for boarding and exiting vehicles and cross-reference them to safe systems of work.
Stated in progressThe respondent said that this action was in progress when they made their response on 9 May 2014.
Action
Introduce client-specific risk assessments for transport passengers.
Stated plannedThe respondent said that this action was planned when they made their response on 9 May 2014.
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Information checked against published PFD reports and official responses · Data reviewed 7 Sep 2026 · About data quality and limitations