Completed · Chair: HHJ Thomas Teague KC · Established November 2023 · Commissioned by Home Office
Inquiry into the murder of Jalal Uddin, an Islamic teacher killed by two Islamic State supporters in Rochdale in 2016.
Inquiry into the murder of Jalal Uddin, an Islamic teacher killed by two Islamic State supporters in Rochdale in 2016. Examined police investigations into the perpetrators prior to the murder. Found the killing constituted an act of terrorism. No recommendations made.
Public hearings were held on 4 days between December 2023 and September 2024.
Report of the Inquiry into the Death of Jalal Uddin was published on 10 July 2025.
The inquiry made no formal recommendations.
£1,095,614
Total reported cost Costs in detail3
mentions in Parliament Parliamentary activityA statutory inquiry into the death of Jalal Uddin was established, chaired by His Honour Judge Thomas Teague KC.
A preliminary hearing was held on 7 December 2023.
Public evidence was heard over three days, 23 to 25 September 2024.
The inquiry report was published on 10 July 2025. The chair stated that no public recommendations were made; any recommendations are in a closed report to the Home Secretary.
| Period | Total | Inquiry legal | CP legal | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting period not stated (cum.) | £1,095,614 | Not reported | Not reported | Commons written answer Q124133, 13 Apr 2026: costs to date; accounting cutoff unstated Source and qualificationsAccounting period: not stated. Source published: 13 Apr 2026. House of Commons written answer Q124133, published 13 Apr 2026, says the Jalal Uddin Inquiry reported on 10 Jul 2025, is now closed, and its costs are £1,095,614. The question asks for total public cost to date. The answer does not state an accounting start/end cutoff or breakdown, so both accounting dates and all category fields are NULL. Source publication date is not used as an accounting cutoff. This is a reported to-date amount, not a claim of final settled expenditure.
Commons written answer Q124133, 13 Apr 2026: costs to date; accounting cutoff unstated |
Commons written answer Q124133, 13 Apr 2026: costs to date; accounting cutoff unstated
Accounting period: not stated.
Source published: 13 Apr 2026.
Commons written answer Q124133, 13 Apr 2026: costs to date; accounting cutoff unstated
Asked: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer of 4 September 2025, to Question 70519, on Public Inquiries, what has been the total public cost to date of the Jalal Uddin Inquiry.
Answered by Home Office: The Jalal Uddin Inquiry reported on 10 July 2025, and it is now closed. The Inquiry's costs are £1,095,614.
Statement: My hon Friend the Minister of State for Security (Dan Jarvis) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:Today the independent Report of the Inquiry into the Death of Jalal Uddin was published by His Honour Thomas Teague KC.Retired Imam Jalal Uddin was brutally murdered …
Statement: Today the independent Report of the Inquiry into the Death of Jalal Uddin was published by His Honour Thomas Teague KC.Retired Imam Jalal Uddin was brutally murdered in Rochdale on 18 February 2016 and, in November 2023, the then Home Secretary asked HH Thomas Teague …