Restriction Order Pursuant to Section 19 of the Inquiries Act 2005

The Chair has the power under section 19 of the Inquiries Act 2005 (“the Act”) to make orders restricting disclosure or publication of evidence and documents given, produced or provided to the Inquiry. 

Any threat to break such an order, or any breach of it, can be certified to the High Court or Court of Session under section 36 of the Act, which will deal with it as though the breach had occurred in proceedings before that court, and may be punishable by a fine or committal to prison.

 In exercise of the power, IT IS ORDERED THAT: 

1. Subject to paragraph 2, the disclosure and publication of: 

   (i) the medical reports referred to in the confidential annexe to this Order; (ii) the associated Closed Submissions dated 15th January 2025; and 

   (iii) any submissions from Core Participants in response to the disclosure to them of such reports or submissions shall be restricted to the limited extent that there shall be no disclosure or publication of those documents or the information contained with them by Core Participants or their legal teams. 

    

2. In the case of Core Participants that are bodies of persons corporate or unincorporate, disclosure of the documents identified at paragraph 1 of this Order is to be limited to those individuals who are authorised to give instructions to the Core Participant’s legal team.

    

3. None of the documents referred to in this Order shall be placed on the Inquiry’s website.

    

4. This order shall remain in force for the duration of the Inquiry and at all times thereafter, unless otherwise ordered.

    

5. The Chair of the Inquiry may vary or revoke this Order by making a further order during the course of the Inquiry. 

Dated: 20 March 2025 

1. Sir Wyn Williams

    Chair