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The Manchester Arena Inquiry has now concluded. The closure notice from the Inquiry Chairman is available here.

Volume Three: Radicalisation and Preventability
Volume Three: Radicalisation and Preventability (20pt version)

Appendix 19: Rulings in relation to the general conduct of the Inquiry

In the course of the Inquiry, I made over 20 rulings. These rulings were published on the Inquiry’s website. Some were related to specific issues that arose in relation to particular material or witnesses. Others were of a more general application.

I include a list of these general rulings here and the documents themselves follow:

  • Ruling on position statements (30th January 2020)
  • Ruling on the start date of the oral hearings (30th March 2020)
  • Ruling on restriction orders following the hearing on 23rd July 2020 (31st July 2020)
  • Ruling on the Inquiry’s hearing arrangements in light of the Covid‑19 pandemic following submissions on 14th January 2021 (14th January 2021)
  • Ruling on application by Ben Romdhan for an application to be made to the Attorney General to give an undertaking (10th June 2021)