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16/02/2021 11:00 am

Preliminary Hearing, 16 February

On 16 February, the Inquiry heard submissions on hearing arrangements for the then current phase of the Covid-19 national lockdown.

The Inquiry also heard submissions on the application by Abdalraouf Abdallah to prevent disclosure of two redacted expert reports to Core Participants.

Both sessions were streamed to the Inquiry YouTube Channel. Please note that the afternoon session was operating on a 10-minute delay.

Please note that all YouTube videos have been moved to the Manchester Arena Inquiry video archive on the National Archive website. Please visit the video archive for more information.

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16/02/2021

Update on Inquiry hearing arrangements during lockdown

Hearings will continue for the period of 22 February to 3 March with some changes to the format. For the period 22 February to 3 March, the Inquiry will continue to sit for two and half days per week. There will be limited attendance in Court and all others are required to follow the hearing virtually. These arrangements will be revised again after 3 March.

The transcript from the preliminary hearing held on 16 February to hear submission on the hearing arrangements, which includes the Chairman’s ruling, is available here.

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