East Staffordshire Borough Council

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First report 16 Dec 2013•Latest report 16 Dec 2013

Reports, concerns and published responses

Reports over time

Reports naming this recipient by issue year.

* 2026 is projected from reports observed to 7 Sep 2026.

Reports
1

Naming this recipient

Published responses
100%

Found for named reports

Concerns addressed
1

Across all linked responses

Stated actions
2

Described in responses

Concerns and recipient responses

Statements from East Staffordshire Borough Council linked to the concerns in each report. Select any concern, action or position to view the source wording.

  1. Staffordshire South

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    Joseph Drew Whiteside · Prevention of Future Deaths report

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    Report summary

    Joseph Drew Whiteside, aged 20, was likely intoxicated when he fell into the River Trent at Burton late on 2 May 2013 and drowned; his body was found on 10 May 2013. The report raised concerns about repeated drownings of intoxicated young men in the river and whether additional safety measures, such as fencing or warning signs, were needed at access points.

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    Source evidence

    How this individual concern was interpreted

    PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to East Staffordshire Borough Council; that does not assign responsibility.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Lack of adequate safety measures at main river access points

    Wider context from the report

    “Since I have been a Coroner in this jurisdiction I have held Inquests into the deaths of a number of young men who in an intoxicated state have fallen into the River Trent at Burton and drowned. I fully understand that at Burton the river does split and there are numerous access points to the water. I am told that in one or two places there are live buoys and I now wonder that if in the main access points there should be further safety measures such as fencing and/or warning signs. I should be grateful if you could carry out a review to see if any further such action should be taken. ”
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    Source evidence

    How this respondent action was interpreted

    PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the published response wording shown below.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Complete inland water safety reviews across Burton-upon-Trent and Uttoxeter to identify physical-control and management changes.

    Verbatim wording from the response

    “Thank you for advising me of your concerns regarding access to the River Trent at Burton upon Trent, I am able to inform you that the Council appointed the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) to conduct inland water safety reviews, across Burton-upon-Trent and Uttoxeter. The review was undertaken across five days in October and November 2013.”

    Source location

    2013-0377-Response-by-East-Staffordshire-Borough-Council1
    Page 1 · response
    Published 16 December 2013

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    How this respondent action was interpreted

    PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the published response wording shown below.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Act on RoSPA recommendations to reduce risks at the eight locations rated as increased risk.

    Verbatim wording from the response

    “Overall it was found that the average risk rating was in the “lower risk level”, eight locations were rated within the “increased risk” category. RoSPA have made recommendations to reduce the risk to an acceptable level and the Council will be acting upon these recommendations as soon as practicable.”

    Source location

    2013-0377-Response-by-East-Staffordshire-Borough-Council1
    Page 1 · response
    Published 16 December 2013

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