Update on Inquiry Panel
You can find the exchange of letters between the Prime Minister and the Chairman of the Inquiry, which contain further information about the appointment, here.
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Continuation of limited attendance hearing arrangements
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Arrangements for the resumption of hearings
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Arrangements for holding limited attendance hearings
The Inquiry will resume hearing oral evidence on Monday 6 July 2020 at 10:00 at 13 Bishop’s Bridge Road on a limited attendance basis.
Ahead of the third anniversary of the fire at Grenfell Tower on 14 June 2017, the Inquiry Panel has made the following statement:
"On the third anniversary of the fire at Grenfell Tower the members of the Inquiry Panel wish to extend their heartfelt sympathy and that of the entire Inquiry team to all those whose lives were changed irrevocably by the disaster and particularly to those who lost loved ones as a result of this tragic event.
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Plans for limited attendance hearings
On 22 April, the Chairman wrote to the Attorney General to request an extension of the undertaking granted in February 2020. The Attorney General has decided to extend the undertaking in respect of oral evidence given to the Inquiry in Modules 1 to 3 to legal persons.
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Decision to resume with limited attendance hearings
In April, the Inquiry wrote to core participants inviting their views on how best to resume hearings. The following three options were put forward for consideration:
- Option 1: Suspend hearings until social restrictions have been lifted completely
The Chairman has written to the Attorney General to request an extension of the undertaking granted in February 2020. The Chairman’s letter, and the letter from the Attorney General’s Office to Core Participants, can be found under correspondence on the Inquiry’s documents page.
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Inquiry operations during social restrictions