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Lawyers criticise ‘loopholes’ in call for mandatory reporting in England and Wales
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Lawyers criticise ‘loopholes’ in call for mandatory reporting in England and Wales
Last modified on Wed 12 May 2021 16.25 EDT An independent public inquiry is often demanded by opposition parties and pressure groups and often resisted by governments in the face of a major accident or disaster. Boris Johnson’s pledge to set up an independent public inquiry with statutory powers into the handling of the coronavirus pandemic follows demands from bereaved families, health workers, police, transparency campaigners, and several parliamentary bodies including the public administration and constitutional affairs committee. What is a public inquiry? Statutory public inquiries are ...