Further details on our September public hearings
Today, 24 July 2024, the Inquiry has announced further information and details on the September 2024 public hearings. This information includes dates and location, the purpose of the hearings and how to watch the hearings. Please visit the Hearings page and the Protocol for September Opening Hearings for more information.
Update on Draft List of Issues and Core Participants
On 17 July 2024, the Inquiry has published the following updates: Draft List of Issues Ahead of the Opening Statements in September, the Inquiry has prepared a draft List of Issues. This document is intended to guide the Inquiry’s investigations and enable it to effectively meet its Terms of Reference. The List of Issues will […]
Independent Assessors
Today the Inquiry opened applications for Independent Assessors to support the Chair of the Inquiry. Applications will be open until 11.59pm on 30 July 2024. Assessors are experts in their own field who provide expert knowledge, often on a recurring basis and as part of the Inquiry team, to help the Chair meet the Terms […]
Update on Core Participation applications and upcoming public hearings
Outcomes of Core Participation applications The Lampard Inquiry received around 100 applications for Core Participant status. We are grateful to everyone who submitted an application. The Chair and the Inquiry team have now considered all applications and will be communicating the decisions to each applicant over the coming days. A list of all the Core […]
Chair of the Lampard Inquiry invites initial applications for Core Participant status
Baroness Kate Lampard CBE, the Chair of a statutory public inquiry investigating mental health inpatient deaths in Essex, has today opened the application process for Core Participant status. The Lampard Inquiry is investigating mental health inpatient deaths in Essex between 1 January 2000 and 31 December 2023. A Core Participant is someone who plays a […]
Core Participant Applications to open on Monday 22 April
The Chair, Baroness Lampard, will open the initial application process for Core Participant status at 2pm on Monday 22 April. The initial application window will be open for 4 weeks until midnight on Monday 20 May. A Core Participant is a person, organisation or entity granted special status during an inquiry. Core Participants should have […]
Terms of Reference Publication
On 10 April 2024, the final Terms of Reference were published. The Terms of Reference were finalised after a 4-week public consultation, open from 1 November 2023 until 28 November 2023. Baroness Lampard conducted a review of all responses from the consultation before sending her recommendations on the Terms of Reference to government. The Terms […]
Update from the Chair on the Terms of Reference
Baroness Kate Lampard CBE, Chair of the Inquiry, has published the below update on the Terms of Reference. As Chair of the Inquiry, I ran a public consultation on the Inquiry’s Terms of Reference between 1 – 28 November 2023. Following a thorough review of all consultation responses, I sent my proposed Terms of Reference […]
Update on the Terms of Reference
Following the public consultation process, the Chair of the Inquiry, Baroness Lampard, sent her proposed Terms of Reference to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care in mid December 2023. The Inquiry is currently waiting to receive the final Terms of Reference as set by the Minister. As soon as these have been […]
Closure of the Terms of Reference consultation
As of today, the public consultation on the Terms of Reference is now closed. We would like to thank all who have contributed to the consultation. The Inquiry’s Chair, Baroness Lampard, will now review the contributions and finalise her recommendations for any amendments to the Terms of Reference. Baroness Lampard intends to send her recommendations […]
