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
16 Nov 2004
Inquiry Announced
18 Apr 2005
Inquiry Established
23 May 2011
Final Report Published
31 May 2011
Reported costs: £46.5m
ROSEMARY NELSON INQUIRY: EXPENDITURE BY CATEGORY (TO END-MAY 2011)