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Procedures

The Inquiry has produced a Factsheet which explains some of the words and phrases used in the documents mentioned on this page. It can be found hereInquiry protocol - Providing evidence other than in public hearings can be found here The Inquiry needs to ...

Preliminary Hearing

The Inquiry held a preliminary hearing on Tuesday 31 January 2017 at Parliament House in Edinburgh. During the hearing Lady Smith gave a comprehensive update on the work of the Inquiry and the significant progress it has made to date  Lady Smith gave deta...

How we work

We are committed to working in as open and transparent a manner as possible. That does not mean that we will provide a running commentary on our work; that is not how Inquiries work and would not be in the interests of those involved. One of our key aims ...

The Inquiry Team

The Chair is supported by a Secretariat, a Legal Team and Counsel to the Inquiry. The Secretariat The Secretariat is the administrative team which supports the Inquiry Chair and assists them to conduct the work of the Inquiry. The team is responsible for ...

What happens next?

For some people their witness statement will be the whole of their evidence to the Inquiry.   Some people will be asked by the Inquiry to give evidence at a public hearing. Not everyone who has given a witness statement to the Inquiry will be asked.   At ...

What should I do if I think I have information that may be useful to the Inquiry?

What does "a statutory inquiry" mean?

How will the Inquiry gather its evidence?

Will there be a public record of the evidence received by the Inquiry?