UK Public Inquiries

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Pre-2005

Crichel Down Inquiry

Pre-2005

Sir Andrew Clark QC

Est. Jun 1953 · Closed Jun 1954

England and Wales Government & Politics Non-Statutory

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 …

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Lynskey Tribunal

Pre-2005

Sir George Lynskey

Est. Oct 1948 · Final report Jan 1949

UK-wide Government & Politics Tribunals of Inquiry (Evidence) Act 1921

Tribunal investigating corruption allegations involving government ministers and the Board of Trade, centred on junior trade minister John Belcher and businessman Sidney Stanley.

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