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
11 Aug 2003 to 13 Oct 2003
Evidential hearings
47 sitting days
28 Jan 2004
Final report
6 May 2004
Reported costs: £1.7m
Hutton Inquiry expenditure incurred: Lord Filkin, HL Deb 6 May 2004 c70WS