Inquiries Brook House Inquiry Reported

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
1 Sep 2017
Panorama Broadcast
BBC Panorama broadcast undercover footage from Brook House IRC.
5 Nov 2019
Inquiry Announced
Home Secretary announced a statutory inquiry.
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5 Nov 2019
Chair Appointed
Kate Eves appointed as Chair.
13 Feb 2020
Terms of Reference Set
Inquiry to examine treatment of detainees April-August 2017.
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31 Mar 2020
Reported costs: £285k
Brook House Inquiry 2019/2020 End of Year Financial Report
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25 Sep 2020 to 14 Dec 2020
Procedural / preliminary hearing
2 sitting days
23 Nov 2021 to 6 Apr 2022
Evidential hearings
46 sitting days
19 Sep 2023
Final Report Published
Report found "cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment" of detainees.
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22 Nov 2023
Government Response
Home Office published response accepting recommendations.
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19 Sep 2024
One Year Progress Update
Home Office published progress update one year after report.

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