Tallsar - then why is the IPT always ready to 'take things at risk' when having to make decisions - especially since they will not take any 'risk' directly themselves, that will be the pink bodies on the front-line.
I know there has to be some give and take in the process but industry seems to be very adept at bamboozling civil servants into submission.
I am sure the habit is learned from dealing with a lot of military senior officers who would rather 'manage the risk' and ignore the problem rather than have to make a decision for which they might be accountable at sometime in the future (see the military airworthiness thread).