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<p>It is not possible to re-consider aspects of Boards of Inquiry held in the past
without full reinvestigation of the original incident. It would not be in the public
interest to re-open any such inquiries, where it is deemed there are no lessons to
be identified for the Service, such as when aircraft are no longer in service. The
likely complexity of such work due to the passage of time and the need to re-allocate
Departmental resources are also significant considerations.</p><p>In 1997 Defence
Ministers directed that BOI should not be permitted to attribute blame or negligence
in cases of unnatural death or serious injury. Subsequently, in 2008, Boards of Inquiry
were replaced by Service Inquiries under the Armed Forces Act 2006, separating accident
investigation from the operational chain of command.</p><p>Service Inquiries (SI)
are not permitted to find negligence or apportion blame, in order to encourage an
open reporting culture, and to ensure that full and frank evidence be provided to
SI panels.</p><p> </p>
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