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<p>The Cabinet Office collects data on the duration and cost of inquiries from departments,
inquiries’ own reports, and other publicly available information.</p><p>We have provided
details on all statutory and non-statutory inquiries established since 2005 in the
table below.</p><p>In some cases, information in the table below has come from reports
from outside the Government. We have not included the costs for ongoing inquiries,
which are published at different frequencies on inquiry or departmental websites,
and we have not included the details for any investigations commissioned by NHS England
(some of which were counted in the total number of non-statutory inquiries in our
previous response, answered on 8th February 2024, UIN HL1937). It has been noted where
the publicly available information provides the cost excluding VAT.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Inquiry</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Sponsor
Department</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Legislative Basis</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Year
established</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Duration in months (from announcement
to publication of final report)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Reported final costs
where publicly available</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jalal Uddin Inquiry</p></td><td><p>HO</p></td><td><p>Inquiries
Act 2005</p></td><td><p>2023</p></td><td><p>Ongoing</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cranston
Inquiry</p></td><td><p>DfT</p></td><td><p>Non-statutory</p></td><td><p>2023</p></td><td><p>Ongoing</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Andrew
Malkinson Inquiry</p></td><td><p>MoJ</p></td><td><p>Non-statutory</p></td><td><p>2023</p></td><td><p>Ongoing</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thirlwall
Inquiry</p></td><td><p>DHSC</p></td><td><p>Inquiries Act 2005</p></td><td><p>2023</p></td><td><p>Ongoing</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Inquiry
into the preventability of the Omagh bombing</p></td><td><p>NIO</p></td><td><p>Inquiries
Act 2005</p></td><td><p>2023</p></td><td><p>Ongoing</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Independent
inquiry relating to Afghanistan</p></td><td><p>Ministry of Defence</p></td><td><p>Inquiries
Act 2005</p></td><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>Ongoing</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dawn
Sturgess Inquiry</p></td><td><p>HO</p></td><td><p>Inquiries Act 2005</p></td><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>Ongoing</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fuller
Inquiry</p></td><td><p>DHSC</p></td><td><p>Non-statutory</p></td><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>Ongoing</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Angiolini
Inquiry</p></td><td><p>HO</p></td><td><p>Non-statutory</p></td><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>Ongoing</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UK
Covid-19 Inquiry</p></td><td><p>Cabinet Office</p></td><td><p>Inquiries Act 2005</p></td><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>Ongoing</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lampard
Inquiry</p></td><td><p>DHSC</p></td><td><p>Inquiries Act 2005</p></td><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>Ongoing</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jermaine
Baker inquiry</p></td><td><p>HO</p></td><td><p>Inquiries Act 2005</p></td><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>£4.1m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Post
Office Horizon IT inquiry</p></td><td><p>DBT</p></td><td><p>Inquiries Act 2005</p></td><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>Ongoing</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Manchester
Arena inquiry</p></td><td><p>HO</p></td><td><p>Inquiries Act 2005</p></td><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>£35.6m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brook
House Inquiry</p></td><td><p>HO</p></td><td><p>Inquiries Act 2005</p></td><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>£18.7m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The
Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review</p></td><td><p>Department
of Health</p></td><td><p>Non-statutory</p></td><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>£1.7m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Independent
Inquiry into the issues raised by Ian Paterson</p></td><td><p>Department of Health</p></td><td><p>Non-statutory</p></td><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>£1.9m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grenfell
Tower Inquiry</p></td><td><p>Cabinet Office</p></td><td><p>Inquiries Act 2005</p></td><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>Ongoing</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Infected
Blood Inquiry</p></td><td><p>Cabinet Office</p></td><td><p>Inquiries Act 2005</p></td><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>Ongoing</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Independent
inquiry into the award of the Magnox decommissioning contract by the Nuclear Decommissioning
Authority (NDA) and its subsequent termination</p></td><td><p>BEIS</p></td><td><p>Non-statutory</p></td><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>[unknown]</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Anthony
Grainger Inquiry</p></td><td><p>HO</p></td><td><p>Inquiries Act 2005</p></td><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>£2.6m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The
Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse</p></td><td><p>HO</p></td><td><p>Inquiries
Act 2005</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>99</p></td><td><p>£192.7m (as of Dec 2022)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Undercover
Policing Inquiry</p></td><td><p>HO</p></td><td><p>Inquiries Act 2005</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>Ongoing</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gosport
Independent Panel</p></td><td><p>Department of Health</p></td><td><p>Non-statutory</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>£13m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The
Litvinenko Inquiry</p></td><td><p>HO, FCO and 3 x Intelligence Agencies</p></td><td><p>Inquiries
Act 2005</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>£2.4m (exc. VAT)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Harris
Review / Independent review of self-inflicted deaths of young adults in custody aged
between 18 and 24</p></td><td><p>MoJ</p></td><td><p>Non-statutory</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>£0.2m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The
Morecambe Bay Maternity and Neonatal Services Investigation</p></td><td><p>Department
of Health</p></td><td><p>Non-statutory</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>£1.1m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Daniel
Morgan Independent Panel</p></td><td><p>HO</p></td><td><p>Non-statutory</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>97</p></td><td><p>£17.6m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The
Leveson Inquiry</p></td><td><p>DCMS and HO</p></td><td><p>Inquiries Act 2005</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>£5.4m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The
Azelle Rodney Inquiry</p></td><td><p>MoJ</p></td><td><p>Inquiries Act 2005</p></td><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>£2.6m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mid
Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Inquiry 2013 / The Francis Inquiry</p></td><td><p>Department
of Health</p></td><td><p>Inquiries Act 2005</p></td><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>£13.7m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The
Detainee Inquiry</p></td><td><p>Cabinet Office</p></td><td><p>Non-statutory (Committee
of Privy Counsellors)</p></td><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>£2.3m (exc.
VAT)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Hillsborough Independent Panel</p></td><td><p>HO</p></td><td><p>Non-statutory</p></td><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>Less
than £5m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Al Sweady Inquiry</p></td><td><p>MoD</p></td><td><p>Inquiries
Act 2005</p></td><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>61</p></td><td><p>£24.9m (exc. VAT)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Independent
Inquiry into care provided by Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust January 2001
– March 2009</p></td><td><p>Department of Health</p></td><td><p>Non-statutory</p></td><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The
Iraq Inquiry / The Chilcot Inquiry</p></td><td><p>Cabinet Office, FCO, DfID</p></td><td><p>Non-statutory
(Committee of Privy Counsellors)</p></td><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>85</p></td><td><p>£13.1m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The
Bernard (Sonny) Lodge Inquiry</p></td><td><p>MoJ</p></td><td><p>Inquiries Act 2005</p></td><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>£0.4m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The
Baha Mousa Inquiry</p></td><td><p>MoD</p></td><td><p>Inquiries Act 2005</p></td><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>£13m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Inquiry
into Human Tissue Analysis in UK Nuclear Facilities / Redfern Inquiry</p></td><td><p>DTI
- BERR - DECC</p></td><td><p>Non-statutory</p></td><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>43</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Contaminated
Blood and Blood Products Inquiry</p></td><td><p>Department of Health</p></td><td><p>Non-statutory</p></td><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>£75k</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
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