Completed · Chair: Lord Saville of Newdigate · Established April 1998 · Commissioned by Cabinet Office
Second inquiry into the events of Bloody Sunday on 30 January 1972 in Derry, Northern Ireland.
Public hearings were held on 444 days between July 1998 and January 2005.
The inquiry has published 12 reports, most recently Report of the Bloody Sunday Inquiry on 15 June 2010.
The inquiry made no formal recommendations.
£155,628,791
Total reported cost to May 2010 Costs in detail28
mentions in Parliament Parliamentary activity| Period | Total | Inquiry legal | CP legal | Source |
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| May 2010 (cum.) | £155,628,791 | £65,632,396 | Not reported | NIO Total Expenditure 1997-2010 Source and qualificationsAccounting period: 1 Apr 1997 to 31 May 2010. Total NIO-funded Inquiry costs: £155.6m. Full cost including MOD (£35.6m for legal and other) is £191.2m. This was the most expensive UK public inquiry until overtaken by IICSA and COVID-19. No core participant legal funding scheme - families funded through other means.
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| May 2010 | £503,258 | £121,435 | Not reported | Financial Report 2010-11 (to end May 2010) Source and qualificationsAccounting period: 1 Apr 2010 to 31 May 2010. NIO-funded Inquiry costs only. Excludes £35.6m MOD costs (£32.6m legal fees, £3m other). Legal costs are inquiry-side only - no core participant funding scheme existed.
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| Mar 2010 | £3,199,837 | £849,220 | Not reported | Financial Report 2009-10 Source and qualificationsAccounting period: 1 Apr 2009 to 31 Mar 2010. NIO-funded Inquiry costs only. Excludes £35.6m MOD costs (£32.6m legal fees, £3m other). Legal costs are inquiry-side only - no core participant funding scheme existed.
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| Mar 2009 | £4,867,038 | £1,177,297 | Not reported | Financial Report 2008-09 Source and qualificationsAccounting period: 1 Apr 2008 to 31 Mar 2009. NIO-funded Inquiry costs only. Excludes £35.6m MOD costs (£32.6m legal fees, £3m other). Legal costs are inquiry-side only - no core participant funding scheme existed.
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| Mar 2008 | £5,053,994 | £1,714,001 | Not reported | Financial Report 2007-08 Source and qualificationsAccounting period: 1 Apr 2007 to 31 Mar 2008. NIO-funded Inquiry costs only. Excludes £35.6m MOD costs (£32.6m legal fees, £3m other). Legal costs are inquiry-side only - no core participant funding scheme existed.
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| Mar 2007 | £9,518,864 | £6,013,519 | Not reported | Financial Report 2006-07 Source and qualificationsAccounting period: 1 Apr 2006 to 31 Mar 2007. NIO-funded Inquiry costs only. Excludes £35.6m MOD costs (£32.6m legal fees, £3m other). Legal costs are inquiry-side only - no core participant funding scheme existed.
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| Mar 2006 | £7,161,967 | £3,108,239 | Not reported | Financial Report 2005-06 Source and qualificationsAccounting period: 1 Apr 2005 to 31 Mar 2006. NIO-funded Inquiry costs only. Excludes £35.6m MOD costs (£32.6m legal fees, £3m other). Legal costs are inquiry-side only - no core participant funding scheme existed.
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| Mar 2005 | £14,373,390 | £7,722,725 | Not reported | Financial Report 2004-05 Source and qualificationsAccounting period: 1 Apr 2004 to 31 Mar 2005. NIO-funded Inquiry costs only. Excludes £35.6m MOD costs (£32.6m legal fees, £3m other). Legal costs are inquiry-side only - no core participant funding scheme existed.
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| Mar 2004 | £27,322,499 | £11,323,226 | Not reported | Financial Report 2003-04 Source and qualificationsAccounting period: 1 Apr 2003 to 31 Mar 2004. NIO-funded Inquiry costs only. Excludes £35.6m MOD costs (£32.6m legal fees, £3m other). Legal costs are inquiry-side only - no core participant funding scheme existed.
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| Mar 2003 | £25,771,371 | £7,475,621 | Not reported | Financial Report 2002-03 Source and qualificationsAccounting period: 1 Apr 2002 to 31 Mar 2003. NIO-funded Inquiry costs only. Excludes £35.6m MOD costs (£32.6m legal fees, £3m other). Legal costs are inquiry-side only - no core participant funding scheme existed.
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| Mar 2002 | £19,179,164 | £8,456,941 | Not reported | Financial Report 2001-02 Source and qualificationsAccounting period: 1 Apr 2001 to 31 Mar 2002. NIO-funded Inquiry costs only. Excludes £35.6m MOD costs (£32.6m legal fees, £3m other). Legal costs are inquiry-side only - no core participant funding scheme existed.
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| Mar 2001 | £19,345,573 | £7,371,628 | Not reported | Financial Report 2000-01 Source and qualificationsAccounting period: 1 Apr 2000 to 31 Mar 2001. NIO-funded Inquiry costs only. Excludes £35.6m MOD costs (£32.6m legal fees, £3m other). Legal costs are inquiry-side only - no core participant funding scheme existed.
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| Mar 2000 | £12,567,455 | £8,282,182 | Not reported | Financial Report 1999-00 Source and qualificationsAccounting period: 1 Apr 1999 to 31 Mar 2000. NIO-funded Inquiry costs only. Excludes £35.6m MOD costs (£32.6m legal fees, £3m other). Legal costs are inquiry-side only - no core participant funding scheme existed.
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| Mar 1999 | £6,644,006 | £3,987,587 | Not reported | Financial Report 1998-99 Source and qualificationsAccounting period: 1 Apr 1998 to 31 Mar 1999. NIO-funded Inquiry costs only. Excludes £35.6m MOD costs (£32.6m legal fees, £3m other). Legal costs are inquiry-side only - no core participant funding scheme existed.
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| Mar 1998 | £120,375 | Not reported | Not reported | Financial Report 1997-98 Source and qualificationsAccounting period: 1 Apr 1997 to 31 Mar 1998. NIO-funded Inquiry costs only. Excludes £35.6m MOD costs (£32.6m legal fees, £3m other). Legal costs are inquiry-side only - no core participant funding scheme existed.
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NIO Total Expenditure 1997-2010
Accounting period: 1 Apr 1997 to 31 May 2010.
Asked: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent on legal and administrative costs in connection to the Saville Inquiry.
Answered by Ministry of Defence: This information is publicly available at;https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5a796e76e5274a3864fd6eef/bloody_sunday_inquiry_-_annual_expenditure_by_category_to_end_may_2010.pdf
Said: That this House notes that, on 27 January 1972, Sergeant Peter Gilgunn and Constable David Montgomery, two police officers on patrol in Londonderry, were murdered by the Provisional IRA using a Thompson sub machine gun; further notes that this happened in the vicinity of, and …
Asked: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate his Department has made of the cost to the public purse of (a) legal costs and (b) other support provided to Soldier F relating to the case of the alleged murders of James Wray and …
Answered by Ministry of Defence: The Ministry of Defence is committed to supporting veterans and their families. As part of this, Soldier F has received legal and welfare support throughout his legal proceedings at public expense. The legal fees associated with these proceedings (including associated judicial reviews) amount to £4.3 million, which may rise marginally once final bills are received. These costs cover the period …
Asked: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what (a) meetings, (b) discussions, (c) correspondence and (d) other communications took place between Baron Saville of Newdigate and former Prime Minister Blair (i) before and (ii) during the existence
Answered by Northern Ireland Office: The information requested is not held centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.
Asked: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the cost was of the Saville Inquiry into Bloody Sunday; and if he will provide a breakdown of the costs.
Answered by Northern Ireland Office: The total cost of the Bloody Sunday Inquiry to the end of May 2010 is £191.2 million. These are the publicly available figures that were published following the completion of the inquiry and publication of the report in 2010.
Asked: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what (a) meetings, (b) correspondence and (c) other communication occurred between former Prime Minister Tony Blair and Baron Saville of Newdigate (i) before, (ii) during and (iii) after the Saville Inquiry into Bloody Sunday.
Answered by Cabinet Office: Information about correspondence and other communication between Mr Blair (as Prime Minister) and Lord Saville (as Head of the Inquiry) is not readily available. The information is contained in paper records of the Inquiry for a 12-year period and records of the Prime Minister's Office covering a 10-year period. For this reason an answer could only be provided at disproportionate …
Asked: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the final costs were for each of the participating legal teams and individuals involved in the Saville Inquiry; and what costs in that inquiry were incurred after 2005.
Answered by Northern Ireland Office: The team costs for each of the participating legal teams are detailed in the enclosed attachment. A full breakdown of the legal costs from 2005 onwards is not readily available. The table below provides a less detailed breakdown. Costs £ 2004/ 2005 2005/ 2006 2006/ 2007 2007/ 2008 2008/ 2009 2009/ 2010 2010/ 2011 Inquiry Counsel fees 1,579,400 840,342 855,342 …
Said: Commons Chamber