Lampard Inquiry: Timeline
Key dates in the inquiry's progress, assembled from its recorded milestones and hearing phases. The inquiry's own timeline page →
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
Non-statutory inquiry announced
The Essex Mental Health Independent Inquiry was announced as a non-statutory inquiry into mental health inpatient deaths in Essex.
Statutory conversion announced
The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care announced that the inquiry would be granted statutory status under the Inquiries Act 2005.
Baroness Lampard announced as chair
The appointment of Baroness Kate Lampard CBE as chair was announced by the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care.
Formally statutory
The inquiry was formally converted to a statutory inquiry under the Inquiries Act 2005.
Terms of Reference consultation launched
Baroness Lampard launched a public consultation on the Terms of Reference, and the inquiry re-launched as The Lampard Inquiry.
Procedural / preliminary hearing
1 sitting day
Commemorative & impact hearings
5 sitting days
Evidential hearings
44 sitting days
Final report (to be confirmed)
The inquiry has not yet reported.