Recipient

Tamar Bridge and Torpoint Ferry Joint Committee

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First report 19 Sep 2016•Latest report 19 Sep 2016

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Reports, concerns and published responses

Local government · Transport infrastructure authority. This page brings together reports naming this recipient and response statements clearly connected to concerns raised in those reports.

Reports
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Reports over time

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Evidence profile

Report topics

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Concerns and recipient responses

Statements from Tamar Bridge and Torpoint Ferry Joint Committee linked to the concerns in each report. Select any concern, action or position to view the source wording.

  1. Plymouth, Torbay and South Devon

    AI-generated summary

    Charles Edward Pitcher · Prevention of Future Deaths report

    This summary was generated using AI from the published report. Please read the original report for the complete account.

    Report summary

    On 5 July 2016, Charles Edward Pitcher jumped over the walkway barrier of the Tamar Bridge and landed in Wolseley Road, Plymouth, suffering fatal injuries. The report raised concerns that the barrier was too easy to cross, that people in Wolseley Road were at risk, and that further procedures and measures should be reviewed to reduce the likelihood of suicide from the bridge.

    Read the report on judiciary.uk

    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 Tamar Bridge and Torpoint Ferry Joint Committee; that does not assign responsibility.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Failure to prevent people from easily crossing the walkway barrier

    Wider context from the report

    “At the Inquest I received information from Detective Constable ████████ who informed me there have been 11 persons who had jumped from the bridge in the last 10 years. He formed the view that it was all too easy to jump the barrier. He also made the observation there was a risk to persons in Wolseley Road arising from people crossing the walkway barrier at that point. He made the observation that on other significant bridges and he gave as an example the Humber Bridge, the operators have established precautions and set up appropriate notices. ”
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How actions were described at the time

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Information checked against published PFD reports and official responses · Data reviewed 7 Sep 2026 · About data quality and limitations

Data last updated 7 September 2026