UK Public Inquiries
Showing 113 inquiries
Pre-2005
Denning Report
Lord Denning
Est. Jun 1963 · Final report Sep 1963
Inquiry by Lord Denning into the Profumo affair, examining whether the relationship between Secretary of State for War John Profumo and Christine Keeler posed a risk to national security.
Vassall Tribunal
Viscount Radcliffe
Est. Nov 1962 · Final report Apr 1963
Tribunal investigating the espionage case of John Vassall, an Admiralty civil servant who spied for the Soviet Union, and whether ministers or officials bore responsibility for security failures.
Bank Rate Tribunal
1957 Bank Rate Tribunal
Lord Justice Parker
Est. Nov 1957 · Closed Jan 1958
Statutory tribunal into allegations that advance information about the Bank Rate rise of 7 September 1957 was improperly disclosed to City financiers. Heard evidence through late 1957 and reported in …
Crichel Down Inquiry
Sir Andrew Clark QC
Est. Jun 1953 · Closed Jun 1954
Inquiry into civil service maladministration over the compulsory acquisition of 725 acres of farmland at Crichel Down, Dorset, originally taken for RAF bombing practice. Found a catalogue of dishonest and …
Lynskey Tribunal
Sir George Lynskey
Est. Oct 1948 · Final report Jan 1949
Tribunal investigating corruption allegations involving government ministers and the Board of Trade, centred on junior trade minister John Belcher and businessman Sidney Stanley.