Sir Brian Langstaff has today written to people infected and affected to explain why the Inquiry's work will come to an end on 31 March 2026. You can read his letter here.
The Inquiry has also published the Chair's statement about when the Inquiry will conclude, which explains his reasoning in full. You can read this here.
In addition, the Inquiry has published a statement of approach about archiving. This explains that the Inquiry will transfer all documents disclosed to core participants throughout the Inquiry to The National Archives. The redactions applied to that evidence will remain in place since the General Restriction Order and other Restriction Orders made by the Chair continue in force beyond the end of the Inquiry. This means that anonymous witnesses will remain anonymous. You can read the statement of approach about archiving here.
The Inquiry's confidential support service will remain available until 31 March. This is run by a team from the British Red Cross who have been working with the Inquiry since September 2018. You can contact the confidential support service directly by calling 0800 458 9473 or 0203 417 0280. Please leave a message and the team will call you back as soon as possible, and on the same day where that is practical. When returning calls their number will appear as private or withheld number.
The Inquiry is finalising the arrangements for the official handover of the Inquiry Memorial to the University of Manchester, where it will be permanently housed. We will provide a further update on this.