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unusual facts about public inquiry



2005 South Wales E. coli O157 outbreak

The Public Inquiry into the outbreak was led by Professor Hugh Pennington, who had also presided over the Inquiry into the Lanarkshire outbreak in 1996.

Fingerprint Inquiry

The Fingerprint Inquiry was a public inquiry set up by Scottish Government ministers under the Inquiries Act 2005 to look at the steps which were taken to identify and verify the fingerprints associated with the case of HM Advocate v McKie in 1999.


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Academy of Light

Sunderland appealed, and following a public inquiry in September 1999, the Secretary of State for the Environment John Prescott overturned the ruling, stating that the benefits the Academy would bring to the community and region justified building on the green-belt.

Australian Flag Society

In 2008 the AFS lobbied members of the Tasmanian parliament for a public inquiry to be held in response to a motion proposed by Denison Labor MHA Lisa Singh to have the Australian Aboriginal Flag stand in Parliament House, Hobart.

Clement Edwards

During his time working for the dock labourers, Edwards was to play a leading part in the public inquiry which looked into the sinking of the RMS Titanic.

David Kohler

After a public inquiry in 1996, outline consent for the plan was given, contingent on widening of the adjacent M1 motorway.

Elkesley

A Public Inquiry was planned for 2010 but postponed pending the outcome of the Spending Review.

M67 motorway

Plans for a road at the eastern end of the M67 passing to the north of the current A628 route past Mottram, Hollingworth and Tintwistle were cancelled in 2009 following four adjournments of the public inquiry due to inconsistencies in the official traffic models.

Plans for a £180m improvement to the route by bypassing Mottram and Tintwistle, the A57/A628 Mottram in Longdendale, Hollingworth and Tintwistle Bypass, and the 'Glossop spur' linking to the A57 road are currently at the public inquiry stage but were 'suspended indefinitely' in January 2008.

Martyn Day

On the 25 November 2009, Bob Ainsworth, then the British Minister of State for the Armed Forces, announced that a retired High Court judge Sir Thayne Forbes would chair the public inquiry into allegations that 20 Iraqis, taken prisoner during the battle, were murdered and that others were tortured.

Sizewell nuclear power stations

Before construction commenced, the design of Sizewell B was subjected to a detailed safety review by the Nuclear Installations Inspectorate (NII), and a lengthy public inquiry.

TH-495

The lobby process for this vehicle by Karlheinz Schreiber and the involvement of Mulroney has led to a public inquiry The Oliphant Commission.

The Moral Dimension

The Minister deplores this as being morally wrong and states that he has every intention of announcing a full public inquiry headed by a QC, should it be necessary.

Vauquelin Square

In 1930, during a public inquiry, the square was renamed Place Vauquelin, and a statue in the memory of Jean Vauquelin (1728–1772), was placed in the square.