Originally Posted by
PhilipG
In a way the question being asked here is has an AAIB report ever been used as the basis for a prosecution? If the AAIB find there was a material failing and publish such, the CPS decide to prosecute, the AAIB staff can be called as expert witnesses, so no conflict of interest.
Yes an AAIB report was used, see Rogers -v- Hoyle [2014] EWCA Civ 257, the Tiger Moth crash.
This is what Sydney Dekker says about " Just Culture".
"A just culture is meant to balance learning from
incidents with accountability for their consequences."
My understanding of the above is the learning from to avoid repetition purpose of air accident investigation balanced with holding all those responsible for the accident thorough the system of justice.