Recommendations & oversight

UK Public Inquiries

Making recommendations from public inquiries visible and trackable. Government responses, published evidence and implementation status are brought together in one searchable record.

115 public inquiries, 1948-2026 3,669 recommendations tracked 198+ reports £1.54bn cumulative costs recorded (reporting dates vary)

All (115) Announced & Ongoing (24) Completed (41) Historical (50)

Public inquiry register

21 matching inquiries · established in the 2000s

Inquiry	Subject	Est.	Reported	Recs	Acceptance	Status
Al-Sweady Inquiry The Al-Sweady Inquiry	Policing & Security	2009	2014	9	100%	Completed
Chilcot Inquiry Iraq Inquiry	Government & Politics	2009	2016	—	—	Completed
Vale of Leven Inquiry Vale of Leven Hospital Inquiry	Health & Social Care · Scotland	2009	2014	75	100%	Completed
Baha Mousa Inquiry	Policing & Security	2008	2011	73	97%	Completed
Penrose Inquiry	Health & Social Care · Scotland	2009	2015	1	100%	Completed
Fingerprint Inquiry	Justice & Legal · Scotland	2009	2011	86	7%	Completed
ICL Inquiry The ICL Inquiry	Disasters & Accidents · Scotland	2008	2009	7	71%	Completed
Robert Hamill Inquiry	Policing & Security	2005	2026	14	0%	Completed
Hyponatraemia Inquiry Inquiry into Hyponatraemia-related Deaths	Health & Social Care · Northern Ireland	2004	2018	96	100%	Completed
Billy Wright Inquiry	security	2004	2010	3	0%	Completed
Rosemary Nelson Inquiry	Policing & Security	2004	2011	—	—	Completed
Butler Review	Government & Politics	2004	2004	—	—	Completed
Bichard Inquiry	Policing & Security	2004	2004	31	100%	Completed
Zahid Mubarek Inquiry	Justice & Legal · England and Wales	2004	2006	88	—	Pre-2005
Hutton Inquiry	Government & Politics	2003	2004	—	—	Pre-2005
Potters Bar Investigation Potters Bar Rail Accident Investigation	Infrastructure & Transport · England and Wales	2002	2005	29	—	Pre-2005
Anderson Inquiry Foot and Mouth Disease 2001: Lessons to be Learned Inquiry	Other	2001	2002	—	—	Pre-2005
Laming Inquiry Victoria Climbie Inquiry	Institutional Abuse · England and Wales	2001	2003	108	—	Pre-2005
Clarke Inquiry Marchioness Inquiry	Infrastructure & Transport · England and Wales	2000	2001	30	—	Pre-2005
Identification of Victims Inquiry Public Inquiry into the Identification of Victims following Major Transport Accidents	Infrastructure & Transport · England and Wales	2000	2001	—	—	Pre-2005
Shipman Inquiry The Shipman Inquiry	Health & Social Care	2001	2005	—	—	Pre-2005