Prevention of Future Deaths reports · 2016

Isaac Brocklehurst

Regulation 28 report to prevent future deaths, reference 2016-0486, written 18 Oct 2016. A coroner writes one of these when an inquest reveals a risk that could cause further deaths unless something changes.

Date of report18 Oct 2016
Reference2016-0486
DeceasedIsaac Brocklehurst
CoronerMartin Fleming
Coroner areaWest Yorkshire (West)
CategoryOther related deaths
Sourcejudiciary.uk record · original PDF
Responses published1

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ANNEX A

REGULATION 28: REPORT TO PREVENT FUTURE DEATHS (1)

The Inquest Touching the Death of Isaac John Walter Brocklehurst

REGULATION 28 REPORT TO PREVENT FUTURE DEATHS
THIS REPORT IS BEING SENT TO:

1. Incommunities

CORONER

| am Martin Fleming, HM Senior Coroner, for the Coroner Area of West Yorkshire
(Western)

2
CORONER’S LEGAL POWERS
| make this report under paragraph 7, Schedule 5, of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009
and regulations 28 and 29 of the Coroners (Investigations) Regulations 2013.

3 .
INVESTIGATION and INQUEST
On the 1* April 2016, | opened an Inquest into the death of Isaac John Walter
Brocklehurst who, at the date of his death was age 2 years old. The inquest was
resumed and concluded on the 10" October 2016. | found that the cause of death to
be:-
ta ~- Multiple injuries
Conclusion of the Inquest was:-
Accident

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CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE DEATH

At approximately 12.30pm Isaac was sat playing on his ride along 4 wheeled plastic Bike
on pathways_within j ted at the rear of his grandmother's
residence at

Isaac was playing on a pathway which runs from the back door of the flat, passed the
bins, to a gap in a low brick wall which enables pedestrian access to the pavement and
lay-by used by residents to park their cars.

Isaac suddenly and unexpectedly wheeled through the pedestrian gap in the wall, along
the pavement, before then emerging between two parked cars into the path of a Scania
tipper lorry which was being driven along Valley Road at approximately 13.05pm,
causing Isaac to instantaneously sustain fatal injuries in circumstances such that both
grandmother and driver were unable to take evasive action.

CORONER’S CONCERNS

The Inquest heard evi hildren play within the communal grassed
area at the rear of
The Integrity of the low parimeter wall or it's maintenance was not brought into question.

The MATTERS OF CONCERN is as follows. —

e Toreview the existing pedestrian gaps in the parimeter wall in order to assess
the safety aspects for children.

ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN

In my opinion action should be taken to prevent future deaths, | believe you the Local
Authority have the power to take such action.

YOUR RESPONSE

You are under a duty to respond to this report within 56 days of it’s date, | may extend
that period on request.

Your response must contain details of action taken or proposed to be taken, setting out
the timetable for such action. Otherwise you must explain why no action is proposed.

COPIES and PUBLICATION

| have sent a copy of my report to

RS othe:

— Uncle

Grandfather

— Collision Investigator
Chief Coroner

lam also under a duty to send the Chief Coroner a copy of your response.

The Chief Coroner may publish either or both in a complete or redacted or summary
form. He may send a copy of this report to any person who he believes may find it useful
of of interest. You may make representations to me, the Coroner, at the time of your
response, about the release or the publication of your response by the Chief Coroner.

[DATE] (Sol [SIGNED BY CORONER]

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Responses

1 response published against this report on judiciary.uk. A response is a body's written reply to the coroner's concerns; publication is at the discretion of the Chief Coroner's office, so an absent response does not mean nobody replied.

Response from Incommunities (PDF)
Her Majesty's Coroner

County of West Yorkshire (Western District)
City Courts

The Tyrls

Bradford

BD11LA

our ref:
your ref: HK/603-6 18" January 2016

Dear Sir/Madam

Thank you for your letter of 20 October 2016, concerning the inquest into the death of
Issac John Walter Brocklehurst. ‘Firstly, on behalf of Incommunities, may we take this
opportunity to express our. sincere condolences to Issac’s family.. As a responsible
landlord we take the safety of our residents .and their visitors extremely seriously and as
such we have considered carefully your matters of concern and offer the following ‘in
response to the issues you have raised.

Incommunities is a social landlord with homes across the Bradford District and some of
these are adjacent to arterial roads, but as a Housing Association we have no
responsibility for public pathways belonging to the local authority.. in addition there are
over 500 parcels of land that are adjacent to Incommunities homes.

As part of an investment in our neighbourhoods, Incommunities commenced a Decent
Neighbourhoods programme in 2015 which focuses on environmental improvements
including fencing to communal areas. When reviewing works to be undertaken; and their
prioritisation, .we will continue to assess. the type of accommodation i.e. family
accommodation and proximity to risk. However, some of our communal areas are ‘open
plan’ and have been so since their build date and may remain so.

With specific relation to Valley Road and the perimeter wall, gates have been fitted within
the low perimeter wall.

Our residents’ safety is of paramount importance and we will commit the necessary time
and resource to ensure the above actions are completed to a satisfactorily high standard.

+ if you need a transiator or this letter in another language or format please tel: 01274 254321

tel: 01274 254287
fax: 01274 254024
contact: Jez Asset Management
email: The Quays, Victoria Street

website: www.incommunities.co.uk Shipley, West Yorkshire, BD17 7BN

service of documents/notices by email is not accepted
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g q INVESTORS Incommunities Group Limited is registered in England with Companies House No. 04221767.
we IN PEOPLE Registered address: The Quays, Victoria Street, Shipley, West Yorkshire, BD17 7BN

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