Southport Inquiry: Timeline
Key dates in the inquiry's progress, assembled from its recorded milestones and hearing phases.
Hearing-phase dates are taken from the published hearing days; some earlier milestone dates are approximate where the inquiry has not published an exact date.
Milestones & hearing phases
Milestone
Hearing phase
Reports & costs
Still to come
Inquiry announced
A statutory inquiry was announced into the Southport attack of 29 July 2024.
Inquiry established
The Home Secretary established the Southport Inquiry to produce a definitive account of the events leading up to the attack and the attack itself.
Evidential hearings
35 sitting days
Final report (to be confirmed)
The inquiry has not yet reported.