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 Oct 2007
Inquiry announced
21 Jan 2008
Inquiry set up and chairman formally appointed
16 Jul 2009
Report published