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	Public inquiry - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		An inquiry is usually chaired by a well-known and well-respected member of the upper echelons of British society, such as judge, lord, professor or senior civil servant.
		Inquiries are requested not only for the genuine public good, but also in attempt to make the Government look bad - either by allowing the inquiry to go ahead and uncover mistakes by the Government or by making the Government refuse and leave the impression that they have something to hide.
		Inquiries are governed under Section 1 of the Tribunals of Inquiry (Evidence) Act of 1921.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Public_inquiry (570 words)

	Families of British army recruits demand public inquiry into their deaths
		But they recommended a broader inquiry at Deepcut and other army bases after their inquiry revealed there had been around 75 "untimely deaths involving firearms or munitions" in the British army between 1991 and 2001, 60 of which had led to suicide or open verdicts.
		He was referring to the inquiry by judge Lord Brian Hutton into the death of British weapons expert David Kelly, who committed suicide after being named as the source for a BBC report that the government "sexed up" an intelligence dossier to bolster its case for going to war against Iraq.
		The families' request for a public inquiry is backed by around a quarter of the British parliament, according to the BBC.
	www.spacewar.com /2003/030920184917.mz8uj6w9.html (543 words)

	Westray Mine Public Inquiry
		While no public servant testified to having been directly influenced by a politician, there are several instances in the evidence which show that regulators carried out their duties fully conscious of the political controversies surrounding the mine, and were, in fact, influenced by those controversies.
		No public official involved in industrial promotion should support proposals that threaten the health and safety of the public or employees and we reject the suggestion that there is an inherent conflict between the creation of jobs and safety.
		The Tribunal stated that the question of the due diligence of the operator was covered by the mandate of this Inquiry, particularly paragraphs (b) and (c) of the Order-in-Council, that is whether or not the explosion was preventable and whether any neglect caused or contributed to the occurrence.
	www.alts.net /ns1625/wrpi99a.html (16686 words)

	The Public Inquiry Process (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		An inquiry is initiated when a ‘reference’ is sent by the Treasurer to the Commission.
		The terms of reference describe what the inquiry will cover, the reporting date, and whether public inquiries will be held.
		Public inquiries give the opportunity for all points of view in the community to be heard and considered.
	www.pc.gov.au /commission/inquiryprocess.html (450 words)

	UK: The government must withdraw the Inquiries Bill and act on its promise - Amnesty International (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The UK government has reneged on its promise to act on the recommendation of Justice Cory, a former Canadian Supreme Court judge, that a public inquiry be held in the case of Patrick Finucane.
		In addition, any inquiry under this legislation would fall far short of the requirements in international human rights law and standards for effective remedies for victims of human rights violations and their families.
		Public inquiries are one of the most critical mechanisms to ensure that human rights and the rule of law are upheld.
	web.amnesty.org /library/index/engeur450032005 (739 words)

	CBC News:Ottawa promises inquiry will get to the bottom of Arar case (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		OTTAWA - A full public inquiry has been called into why a Canadian citizen was deported by U.S. officials to Syria, where he was imprisoned for a year.
		Public Safety Minister Anne McLellan announced on Wednesday that Justice Dennis O'Connor would head the inquiry into the Maher Arar case.
		Conservative justice critic Vic Toews said the government had been pressured into calling the inquiry, but noted "It's also the right thing to do." Toews told CBC Newsworld he was concerned the scope of the inquiry wouldn't be broad enough.
	www.cbc.ca /stories/2004/01/28/arar_inquiry040128 (616 words)

	New South Wales Public Education Inquiry: News: Date Index
		The Inquiry’s First Report and Second Report, in their entirety, are available in PDF formats.
		Public Inquiry team visits schools and holds public hearings in the Tamworth and Walgett region.
		An Inquiry into Public Education that welcomes the views of all those using the services of our public schools, is to hold a special consultation with Arabic background people.
	pub-ed-inquiry.org /inquiry_news (728 words)

	Boston.com / News / World / Europe / Despite guilty plea in Belfast slaying, public inquiry sought
		The case remains shrouded in unanswered questions, which the Finucane family has long maintained can only be answered through an independent and public inquiry into the case.
		Even yesterday, a report by the BBC quoted high-level security officials and militant loyalist sources as saying that Barrett is not believed to be the triggerman, and that at least two other suspects were at the scene of the murder.
		The British government has so far resisted Cory's recommendation for a public inquiry in the Finucane case, saying that it could not carry out a criminal prosecution simultaneous with a public inquiry.
	www.boston.com /news/world/europe/articles/2004/09/14/despite_guilty_plea_in_belfast_slaying_public_inquiry_sought (650 words)

	Public Address \| Hard News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Opposition politicians calling for a public inquiry on the basis that a public asset is losing value reveal their failure to understand the charter or public broadcasting.
		The boldest strategy would be to encourage the public broadcaster to demonstrate that it can create more public value, especially from the opportunities afforded by the digital future.
		It's about redefining the public broadcaster's relationship with the public, and I'm beginning to lose faith that a patched-up version of a structure originally designed to prepare TVNZ for a trade sale can do that.
	www.publicaddress.net /default,hardnews.sm (2089 words)

	Public inquiry launched into Metro police force
		A public inquiry has been set up to find out if the Metro police force properly investigated wrongdoing by its own officers, including a constable who ran a sex-for-pay escort agency.
		The inquiry is the first established by the provincial watchdog agency since 1985.
		While the inquiry's precise mandate is unclear, D'Andrea said it is "quite possible" the wide-ranging hearings will examine recent cases in which several Metro police officers have shot and either seriously wounded or killed fl civilians.
	www.walnet.org /csis/news/toronto_90/torstar-900524.html (693 words)

	Senator Clinton Joins Helsinki Commission in Calling for a Public Inquiry into the Death of Patrick Finucane
		This decision is disturbing given the public inquiries held in the Hamill, Wright, and Nelson cases.
		We welcomed the public inquiries on the Hamill, Wright and Nelson cases, but we are concerned that the government did not announce an immediate public inquiry into the murder of defense lawyer Pat Finucane.
		We urge you to revise this decision and agree to hold a public inquiry on the Finucane case without more delay, so that the troubling issues raised by this case can, hopefully, finally be resolved, for the benefit of the peace process and all the people of Northern Ireland.
	clinton.senate.gov /~clinton/news/2004/2004A27243.html (967 words)

	Westray Mine Disaster Index
		Despite the public testimony, and the two volumes of documentation of mismanagement, violations of safety regulations and practices, and failure to protect the safety of the workers from the Public Inquiry into the Westray Explosion, this is not enough to prove a crime by a corporate manager, according to the Crown Attorney in charge.
		It is essential to the proper preparation for the Inquiry that all relevant documents be reposed with the Inquiry and that Inquiry staff be the sole determiners of the relevance of such documents.
		The inquiry into the Westray mine disaster discovered an instance in which a government official had removed references to "potentially embarrassing matters" from records that were accessible under the province's FOI law (Richard, 1997, 491).
	www.alts.net /ns1625/wraymenu.html (11114 words)

	RTE News - Relatives of 1974 bomb victims demand public inquiry
		Relatives insisted that only a public inquiry would remove the suspicion that there had been a cover-up.
		The report suggests that the inquiry should be conducted in private, by a retired Judge of the Supreme Court and that the findings should be made public.
		In a separate development, Mr Wilson is understood to have recommended that there should also be an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the death of 47-year-old Seamus Ludlow, a bachelor with no paramilitary connections, who was found shot dead north of Dundalk in 1976.
	www.rte.ie /news/1999/0805/bombing.html (410 words)

	Ladbroke Grove (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Public Inquiry was held in two parts: part 1 was concerned with issues relating to the train crash, and part 2 related to wider issues of safety management and the regulatory regime.
		Unusually, this Public Inquiry was not concerned with the facts of either crash but with broader questions relating to train protection and warning systems and measures to prevent signals being passed at danger.
		Since the publication of the Public Inquiry reports HSC has published regular reports showing progress made by the rail industry and others to implement the 295 recommendations from the four Public Inquiry reports.
	www.hse.gov.uk /railways/ladbrokegrove.htm (774 words)

	injusticebusters 2004 > > Public inquiry called into Arar deportation
		However, even as public sympathy for the jailed man built and efforts to obtain his release mounted, the RCMP issued a sheaf of memos resisting efforts by bureaucrats seeking their co-operation in clearing his name outright.
		A full public inquiry has been called into why a Canadian citizen was deported by U.S. officials to Syria, where he was imprisoned for a year.
		In a memo written by Canada's consul in New York while Arar was awaiting deportation, Maureen Girvan told Ottawa that a U.S. immigration officer informally advised her that Arar's case was "of a seriousness that should be taken to the highest level," and suggested Canada's ambassador to Washington contact the U.S. Department of Justice.
	www.injusticebusters.com /04/Arar_Maher.htm (4641 words)

	Kanishka bombing victims kin demand public inquiry: Indians Abroad - HindustanTimes.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Stunned by the acquittal of the main accused in the Kanishka bombing case, relatives of the victims who perished in the crash 20 years ago, termed the judgement as a "second tragedy" and demanded the Canadian government convene a public inquiry.
		Public Safety Minister Anne McLellan would not commit to holding a public inquiry into the case.
		Lata Pada, who lost two daughters in the attack, told CBC that McLellan's decision at this time that an inquiry probably isn't necessary is a "totally irrational and premature decision on her part.
	www.hindustantimes.com /news/5967_1283082,001600060001.htm (1047 words)

	Fact Sheet from The Coalition for a Public Inquiry into the Death of Dudley George (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Dudley's family has launched a civil suit for wrongful death against the OPP and the Ontario government, which they have unconditionally agreed to withdraw if a Public Inquiry is held.
		It's believed that the government has refused to order an inquiry because the premier and senior cabinet ministers do not want their role in Dudley's death exposed.
		On December 10, 1997, a broadbased coalition of Aboriginal, anti-racist, human rights, labour, religious, and student leaders and community members came together to press for a full investigation, through a Public Inquiry, into the death of Dudley George.
	www.web.net /~inquiry/facts.htm (426 words)

	APIG Public Inquiry on DRM - SCL News - News - The Society for Computers and Law (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The inquiry, announced only on 15 November, is said to have been sparked by general public concern, especially among consumers, rather than by the recent controversy over Sony’s use of the technology.
		The inquiry is anxious to receive as wide a range of submissions as possible.
		Written submissions should be concise and address the matters raised by the inquiry, concentrating on the issues with which the witness has a special interest.
	www.scl.org /services/default.asp?test=true&t=nw&p=134&c=-9999&cID=1200000415&ctID=10 (768 words)

	CTV.ca \| Arar pleased as inquiry called into deportation
		Maher Arar says he is relieved he is finally getting a public inquiry into the circumstances that led to his deportation to Syria.
		His words came a few hours after Public Safety Minister Anne McLellan annnounced a public inquiry would be held to investigate the actions of Canadian officials in Arar's deportation and detention.
		The Commission for Public Complaints against the RCMP has launched an inquiry into the Mounties' involvement in the case.
	www.ctv.ca /servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1075302310733_70711510?hub=CTVNewsAt11 (830 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Europe \| Dutch open Srebrenica inquiry
		The Dutch parliament has begun a public inquiry into the deaths of more than 7,000 Muslims in the Srebrenica massacre in Bosnia.
		The inquiry will try to get to the bottom of suggestions of an army cover up to protect those responsible.
		Relatives of the Srebrenica victims have waited seven years for the inquiry, and the outcome could lead to damages claims against the Dutch state.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/europe/2439387.stm (319 words)

	New South Wales Public Education Inquiry
		The release of this Working Paper marks the official launch of the Public Education Inquiry and is intended to share with those preparing submissions some of the initial questions facing the Inquiry.
		The New South Wales Public Education Inquiry is an independent inquiry into the structure, conduct and funding of public education in New South Wales.
		The inquiry is funded by teacher contributions to the Public Education Fund and the Parents & Citizens Association.
	www.pub-ed-inquiry.org (215 words)

	Ruling against public inquiry 'was flawed'
		THE Government's decision not to hold a public inquiry into last year's foot and mouth crisis was "irredeemably flawed", the High Court was told yesterday.
		Calling an open inquiry "is a power designed to restore the confidence of the public in its government", he said.
		In rejecting calls for a public inquiry last August, Margaret Beckett, the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Secretary, said it would take too long, be too expensive and could discourage key players from being full and open.
	www.organicconsumers.org /madcow/ruling21902.cfm (770 words)

	Bristol Royal Infirmary Inquiry FINAL REPORT
		Section Two responds to the last element of the Inquiry's Terms of Reference: "to make recommendations which could help to secure high quality care across the NHS".
		Annex A is a factual account of the evidence received by the Inquiry during Phase 1 (Oral Hearings).
		Annex D is a verbatim transcript of the oral evidence heard during Phase 1 (Oral Hearings).
	www.bristol-inquiry.org.uk /final_report/index.htm (158 words)

	Public Inquiry Closing Statement
		The publicity that my case has received means that I am no longer a lone amateur archaeologist and historian, but am receiving offers of help from many different areas.
		I therefore address this Inquiry as an unqualified expert, in the same way that the winner of the mastermind competition though he may not hold academic qualifications, is none the less more knowledgeable about his specialist subject than many other challengers.
		I cannot accept the evidence he gave at the Inquiry as logical when he confirms that there is no evidence to support the port being on the coast, and in this case a place name expert identifies the name to mean an inland port.
	www.secretsofthenormaninvasion.com /corresp/summary.htm (3219 words)

	UK: Public inquiry must be held into Finucane killing
		There must be no further delay in immediately proceeding to hold a public inquiry into the allegations of state collusion into, and subsequent cover-up of, Patrick Finucane's killing.
		The inquiry should focus on collusion by state agents with loyalist paramilitaries in Patrick Finucane's killing, on reports that his death was the result of state policy, and on allegations that different government authorities played a part in the subsequent cover-up of collusion in his killing.
		Justice Cory submitted his reports in October 2003, but it was not until six months later that the UK authorities finally published them, simultaneously announcing the creation of public inquiries into three cases.
	www.amnestyusa.org /countries/united_kingdom/document.do?id=80256DD400782B8480256F11004DBE0D (825 words)

	MPs hold public inquiry into spam \| The Register
		APIG is calling for written evidence to be supplied to the inquiry at inquiry@apig.org.uk before June 25.
		Public hearings will be held in the House of Commons on July 3 and 10, when MPs will gather oral evidence from industry, Government and the public.
		The inquiry's report is expected to be published in the autumn.
	www.theregister.co.uk /content/55/31213.html (333 words)

	Twenty years since the Air India bombings--Part 2 Why is the Canadian government resisting a public inquiry?
		From the standpoint of both the RCMP and the government, a public inquiry had a further, not insignificant advantage—it provided them with an excuse to obstruct the Québec government’s Keable Commission.
		For 20 years the government has avoided an inquiry with the excuse that a criminal investigation was under way; now that the investigation has failed, the government argues that it is too late for an inquiry.
		Both within Canada and internationally, there is a long history of governments holding public inquiries precisely in order to bolster flagging public confidence in the institutions of the state.
	www.wsws.org /articles/2005/jul2005/ind2-j30.shtml (2280 words)

	Spain: Aznar rejects public inquiry into military plane crash
		Popular Party (PP) president José María Aznar is resisting calls for a full public inquiry into May’s military plane crash in Turkey that killed 62 Spanish soldiers and 12 Ukrainian flight crew.
		The dead soldiers’ families and sections of the lower-ranking military are demanding that such an inquiry focus on the extent of prior information Aznar and his minster of defence, Federico Trillo-Figueroa, had of soldiers’ growing safety concerns and those of other European governments.
		Trillo, threatening NATO with a public scandal, declared that the contract for the aircraft was secured through a NATO contractor, NAMSA, which passed it on to the British firm Chapman Freeborn.
	www.wsws.org /articles/2003/aug2003/spai-a09.shtml (1455 words)

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