Inquiries Act 2005
The Inquiries Act 2005 (c. 12) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. According to the explanatory notes, published by the Department for Constitutional Affairs, the Act "is intended to provide a comprehensive statutory framework for inquiries set up by Ministers to look into matters of public concern".
Parliament of the United Kingdom | |
| Long title | An Act to make provision about the holding of inquiries. |
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| Citation | 2005 c. 12 |
| Territorial extent | United Kingdom |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 7 April 2005 |
| Commencement | 7 June 2005 |
| Other legislation | |
| Repeals/revokes | Tribunals of Inquiry (Evidence) Act 1921 and other parts of acts |
Status: Current legislation | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Revised text of statute as amended | |
The act repealed the entirety of the Tribunals of Inquiry (Evidence) Act 1921, a much shorter bill that also empowered Ministers to set up so-called statutory inquiries.
The act was motivated in part by the spiraling costs of the Bloody Sunday Inquiry and a desire to control the length and cost of future inquiries. The act has been criticised by a number of groups and individuals, generally concerned with the power ministers have over the remit of the inquiry and the publication of its final report.