Keenan Walsh
27 May 2016 · Coroner Elizabeth Earland · Exeter and Greater Devon
The coroner's concerns
1. private holiday lets with swimming pools not regulated by Health and Safety Department of Local Authority Environmental
“At the time of the incident private holiday lets with swimming pools were not regulated by the Health and Safety Department of Local Authority Environmental Health”
2. signage insufficient and swimming pool profile outside accepted standards presenting hazard to non-swimmers
“Although there was a limited amount of signage the profile of the swimming pool fell outside accepted standards and presented a significant hazard to non- swimmers approaching a sharp slope to the deep end”
3. inadequate adult to child supervision ratio
“The ratio of competent adults to children was one adult to anything up to 12 children at the time of this incident”