Another factor which has changed the face of accident investigation must be the Freedom of Information Act (FOI). It was this which enabled the families of deceased, for the first time, to see the BOI reports. In most, if not all, of the bad accidents since then, starting with the Chinook MOK accident, it has been the families who have created to pressure for a thorough and fair investigation. In most cases, this has been in the face of lies and smokescreens by senior officers and ministers of the crown which have led to justice for the families being delayed. Usually it has taken immense courage and bloodymindedness from a few family members to get to the truth and, if having an independent input from the Police helps in that process, I am all for it.