Public Inquiries – findings and recommendations

A common criticism of public inquiries is that they "lack teeth" as the recommendations contained in their reports are not legally binding. Recently, inquiries have begun taking measures to address this criticism and have sought to ensure that the recommendations they make are actioned. In this webinar, Christine O'Neill KC and Kirstyn Burke will discuss:

• the legal status of findings and recommendations made by inquiries;
• the approaches taken by recent inquiries, including the Manchester Arena Inquiry, the Infected Blood Inquiry and the Grenfell Tower Inquiry, when making recommendations;
• changes proposed by the UK Parliament's Statutory Inquiries Committee; and
• what can be done if you are concerned about the findings and recommendations that an inquiry may make or has made.