The Lampard Inquiry has been hearing evidence since September 2024 and is due to conclude evidence sessions in autumn 2027.<\/p>\n
Leahy said the long-running process had come at a personal cost.<\/p>\n
“This is a journey I never chose, but one I have felt compelled to continue,” she said.<\/p>\n
“There have been times when I’ve felt overwhelmed, confused and emotionally exhausted.”<\/p>\n
Concerns about what happens after public inquiries have also been raised in Parliament.<\/p>\n
A House of Lords committee, external<\/a> reviewing the Inquiries Act 2005 warned that public inquiries were often criticised for their cost, length and the lack of follow-up to recommendations. <\/p>\n It proposed the creation of a parliamentary committee to oversee inquiries and hold governments to account for implementing recommendations. <\/p>\n In its response, the government said, external<\/a> there had too often been “insufficient transparency and accountability” around the implementation of recommendations and agreed that the public inquiry system “must be improved”.<\/p>\n The Cabinet Office has since launched an online tracker, external<\/a> showing recommendations from major public inquiries, the government’s response and updates on progress. <\/p>\n However, supporters of change argue that tracking progress is not the same as independently checking whether recommendations have actually been carried out.<\/p>\n