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Southport Inquiry

ChairSir Adrian Fulford Established7 Apr 2025 Commissioned byHome Office

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 da Silva Aguiar, and injured ten others.

Announced 21 Jan 2025
Inquiry established 7 Apr 2025
Hearings begin 8 Jul 2025 · 35 sitting days
Phase 1 report 13 Apr 2026
Recommendations 67 tracked
Phase 2 open

Full-text search across 36 hearing transcripts, plus witness statements and exhibits.

Report published
The Southport Inquiry Report: Phase 1 · 13 April 2026
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67 recommendations tracked → Government response recorded for all 67
Latest sitting day
13 April 2026
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35 hearing days 64 witnesses 133 documents

Evidence by topic

Prevent · 14 daysPolicing · 14 daysFamily evidence · 9 daysSupply of knives and weapons · 8 daysSocial care · 6 daysEducation · 5 daysCAMHS · 5 daysAttack evidence · 5 daysOnline harms · 5 daysOpening statements · 2 days

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Hearing Transcript · 36 Exhibit · 12 Closing Statement · 18 Ruling / Determination · 5 Key Document / Protocol · 11 Other · 51