Originally Posted by
HundredPercentPlease
Oh dear.
And that is why BALPA forced this legal action - to protect flight safety.
Looking at the case decision linked above I don't see that BALPA "forced" anything:
- The Chief Constable applied to the Crown Court for a disclosure order against the Secretary of State (i.e. the AAIB) to produce information they hold about the accident under PACE.
- This was withdrawn when it was pointed out that the various regulations require that such disclosure can only be ordered by the High Court.
- When the Chief Constable applied to the High Court BALPA joined the Secretary of State as the second defendant since they had an obvious interest in the case.
If anyone was doing any forcing here it was the Chief Constable?? - this is not to diminish BALPA's important role in this case.