UK Public Inquiries
Showing 121 inquiries
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Scottish Grooming Gangs Inquiry
Professor Alexis Jay
Announced Feb 2026
Statutory public inquiry into group-based child sexual abuse and exploitation in Scotland. Chaired by Professor Alexis Jay (former chair of IICSA and author of the Rotherham CSE report). Announced 25 …
TEWV Inquiry
Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Trust Inquiry
Announced Dec 2025
Announced as a statutory inquiry under the Inquiries Act 2005 into deaths of mental health patients at Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust. Announced 11 December 2025 via …
Grooming Gangs Inquiry
Baroness Anne Longfield
Est. Dec 2025
Statutory inquiry into grooming gangs and group-based child sexual exploitation in England and Wales. Chaired by Baroness Anne Longfield CBE with panellists Zoë Billingham CBE and Eleanor Kelly CBE. Final …
Manston Inquiry
Sophie Cartwright
Est. Feb 2025
Non-statutory Article 3 ECHR independent inquiry into conditions and treatment of detainees at Manston Short-Term Holding Facility between 1 June and 22 November 2022, when the facility held approximately 4,000 …
Nottingham Inquiry
Nottingham Attacks Inquiry
Her Honour Deborah Taylor
Est. May 2025
Statutory inquiry into the 13 June 2023 Nottingham attacks by Valdo Calocane, who killed Barnaby Webber, Grace O'Malley-Kumar and Ian Coates and seriously injured three others. Examines mental health management …
Orgreave Inquiry
Rt Revd Dr Pete Wilcox
Est. Mar 2026
Statutory inquiry into events at Orgreave Coking Plant on 18 June 1984, police planning and conduct, the aftermath and lasting impact on individuals and communities, and charging decisions and prosecutions …
Southport Inquiry
Sir Adrian Fulford
Est. Apr 2025
Inquiry into the 29 July 2024 Southport knife attack by Axel Rudakubana at a children's Taylor Swift dance class, which killed three girls: Bebe King, Elsie Dot Stancombe and Alice …
Finucane Inquiry
Patrick Finucane Inquiry
Sir Gary Hickinbottom
Est. Jun 2025
Inquiry into the murder of solicitor Pat Finucane in 1989 and collusion between loyalists and security forces. Established under the Inquiries Act 2005 with full statutory powers to compel documents …
Emma Caldwell Inquiry
Lord Scott
Est. Dec 2025
Scottish statutory inquiry into the murder of Emma Caldwell in April 2005 and the police investigation, following the conviction of Iain Packer in February 2024 — 19 years after her …
Thirlwall Inquiry
Lady Justice Thirlwall
Est. Feb 2024
Inquiry into events at the Countess of Chester Hospital following the conviction of nurse Lucy Letby for murdering seven babies and attempting to murder seven others. Public hearings commenced September …
Eljamel Inquiry
Lord Weir
Est. Apr 2025
Scottish statutory inquiry into the clinical practice of former NHS Tayside neurosurgeon Sam Eljamel, who performed procedures on patients between 2001 and 2013 raising concerns about unnecessary or negligent surgery. …
Malkinson Inquiry
Judge Sarah Munro
Est. Oct 2023
Non-statutory independent inquiry into the wrongful conviction of Andrew Malkinson for rape in 2004 and the 17 years he spent wrongly imprisoned. Chaired by HHJ Sarah Munro KC; investigating roles …
Omagh Inquiry
Omagh Bombing Inquiry
Lord Turnbull
Est. Feb 2024
Statutory inquiry into whether the 15 August 1998 Real IRA bombing in Omagh — which killed 29 people and unborn twins — could reasonably have been prevented, focusing on intelligence …
Afghanistan Inquiry
Independent Inquiry relating to Afghanistan
Lord Justice Haddon-Cave
Est. Dec 2022
Statutory inquiry into allegations of extrajudicial killings by UK Special Forces during deliberate detention operations in Afghanistan from mid-2010 to mid-2013, and whether cover-ups occurred. Phase 3B hearings delayed as …
Angiolini Inquiry
Lady Elish Angiolini KC
Est. Feb 2022 · Final report Feb 2024
Inquiry into events leading to the kidnap, rape and murder of Sarah Everard by serving police officer Wayne Couzens. Part 1 (February 2024) examined Couzens's career and prior conduct; Part …
Muckamore Abbey Inquiry
Muckamore Abbey Hospital Inquiry
Tom Kark KC
Est. Jun 2022
Statutory public inquiry into systematic abuse of patients with learning disabilities at Muckamore Abbey Hospital, Northern Ireland, discovered when 300,000 hours of CCTV footage were found in 2017 recording physical …
Scottish COVID-19 Inquiry
Lord Brailsford
Est. Jun 2022
Independent inquiry examining the Scottish Government's strategic response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Lord Brailsford appointed October 2022 following Lady Poole's resignation. Scope covers 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2022. …
COVID-19 Inquiry
UK COVID-19 Inquiry
Baroness Heather Hallett
Est. Apr 2022
Public inquiry examining the UK's response to and impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and learning lessons for the future. The inquiry is examining preparedness, decision-making, health and social care, vaccines, …