Public Inquiry

Manston Inquiry

Status: Ongoing Chair: Sophie Cartwright Established: Feb 2025 Commissioned by: Home Office

Non-statutory Article 3 ECHR independent inquiry into conditions and treatment of detainees at Manston Short-Term Holding Facility between 1 June and 22 November 2022, when the facility held approximately 4,000 people against a capacity of 1,600. Hussein Haseeb Ahmed died …

Key facts

Duration (ongoing): 1 year, 6 months

Reports & milestones

Reports

No reports listed.

Timeline

12 Feb 2025 Inquiry establish… The Home Office announced a non-statutory inquiry, under Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights, into … · Source

12 Feb 2025 Chair named Sophie Cartwright KC was named as Chair of the Inquiry. · Source

12 Feb 2025 Terms of Referenc… The Inquiry's original Terms of Reference were published. · Source

17 Mar 2025 Inquiry commenced The Inquiry formally commenced its work. · Source

18 Dec 2025 Terms of Referenc… The Terms of Reference were expanded to include how, and in what circumstances, a man detained at Manston … · Source

15 Jan 2026 First preliminary… The Inquiry held its first preliminary hearing. · Source

Parliamentary activity

4 mentions since Feb 2025

4 statements

18 Dec 2025 Written Ministerial Statement Manston Inquiry Terms of Reference
Alex Norris (Labour)

18 Dec 2025 Written Ministerial Statement Manston Inquiry Terms of Reference
Lord Hanson of Flint (Labour)

12 Feb 2025 Written Ministerial Statement Manston Inquiry
Lord Hanson of Flint (Labour)

12 Feb 2025 Written Ministerial Statement Manston Inquiry
Dame Angela Eagle (Labour)

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