Documents, evidence and transcripts
Publications and evidence related to investigations and the running of the Thirlwall Inquiry.
Transcript of Legal representatives of Core Participant’s Opening Statements, 13 September 2024
NHS England Written Opening Statement
- Opening Statement
Written Opening Statement of the Care Quality Commission
- Opening Statement
Written Opening Statement of the Senior Management Team
- Opening Statement
Transcript of Legal representatives of Core Participant’s Opening Statements, 12 September 2024
Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) Opening Statement
- Opening Statement
The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) Opening Statement
- Opening Statement
Nursing and Midwifery Council Opening Statement
- Opening Statement
Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Opening Statement
- Opening Statement
Transcript of Counsel to the Inquiry’s Opening Statement, 11 September 2024
Written Opening Statement of Family Group 2 and 3
- Opening Statement
Written Opening Statement of Family Group 1
- Opening Statement
Transcript of Counsel to the Inquiry’s Opening Statement, 10 September 2024
INQ0012232 – Diagram titled Urgent Care Division – Operational Management Structure – Paediatrics, relating to Countess of Chester Hospital staff, dated 24/05/2017.
INQ0002607 – Structure Chart from the Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust titled Committee Structure, dated September 2015.
Broadcast Permission Order
- Permission Order
Restriction Order Part B
This Restriction Order is made pursuant to sections 17, 18 and 19 of the Inquiries Act 2005 (“the Act”), in relation to witnesses who are being called to give oral evidence in Part B of the Inquiry.
- Restriction Order
List of Prohibited Items at Hearings
- Protocol
List of core participants
A list of organisations who have been designated as core participants in the Inquiry.
- Core Participant List
Restriction Order Part A
This Restriction Order is made pursuant to sections 17, 18 and 19 of the Inquiries Act 2005 (“the Act”), in relation to witnesses who are being called to give oral evidence in Part A of the Inquiry.
- Restriction Order
Media broadcast Protocol
This Protocol relates to the broadcast of clips of video footage of Inquiry proceedings (‘clips’).
- Protocol
Ruling on Media Broadcast Protocol
This ruling deals with paragraph 11 of a draft Media Broadcast Protocol.
- Rulings and Statements
Note on applications for special measures
This document contains a note provided to Core Participants on the provisional witness list and the process to apply for special measures.
- Note
Summary of Ruling on Livestreaming
A summary of the ruling made by the Chair of the Inquiry, Lady Justice Thirlwall, following oral and written submissions made by legal representatives of Core Participants, the Media and Counsel to the Inquiry about livestreaming.
- Rulings and Statements
Ruling on Livestreaming
A ruling by the Chair of the Inquiry, Lady Justice Thirlwall, following oral and written submissions made by legal representatives of Core Participants, the Media and Counsel to the Inquiry about livestreaming.
- Rulings and Statements
FY23/24 Financial Report for the Thirlwall Inquiry
This document details the expenditure for the financial year 2023/2024 for the Thirlwall Inquiry.
- Finance
Transcript of the Preliminary Hearing, 16 May 2024
Review by the Thirlwall Inquiry Legal Team of the Implementation of Recommendations Made by Previous Inquiries into Healthcare Issues
Review of the implementation of recommendations made by previous inquiries into healthcare issues, produced by the Inquiry Legal Team in respect of the relevant inquiries and reviews which have been conducted in England and Wales over the last thirty years.
- Review
Table of issued R9s
A table of organisations that the Inquiry has sent rule 9 requests.
- Table
Transcript of the Chair’s opening statement
Core participant application protocol
A core participant is a person, institution or organisation that has a specific interest in the work of the Inquiry, and has a formal role defined by legislation. This protocol explains the criteria and process for seeking designation as a core participant in the Inquiry.
- Protocol
Restriction order protocol
This protocol sets out the process for applying for a restriction order, preventing disclosure or publication of information.
- Protocol
Appropriate policy document
This document explains the bases upon which the Inquiry processes special category data and criminal offence data, as defined by the UK GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018, and the safeguards which are in pace for such processing.
- Protocol
Redaction protocol
This protocol explains the approach the Inquiry will take to the redaction of documents.
- Protocol
Document protocol
This protocol explains the Inquiry’s procedures for the provision of documents and how it treats such documents.
- Protocol
Costs protocol with Section 40 determination
This protocol explains how to make an application for an award of funding legal expenses, and the approach to the assessment of amounts payable under an award.
- Protocol
Vulnerable witness protocol
This protocol explains the Inquiry’s approach to witnesses who may require support or assistance to provide evidence, including where there is a need for a witness’ evidence to be taken in a manner which reduces the risk of harm to them.
- Protocol
Terms of Reference
These set out the scope of the Inquiry and the specific matters it will be considering.
- Terms of Reference