Public Progress Update

The Progress Report dated 7 April 2021 explained that the Chair hoped to be able to hold the next Inquiry progress update in person in Telford, subject to Covid restrictions; arrangements were at an advanced planning stage to hold that meeting in early July. However, following the recent announcement that the lifting of Government restrictions is now to be delayed, the Chair has taken the decision that this can no longer go ahead. That decision has also been influenced by the Government’s recent updated guidance to stay local, impacting a number of local authorities where the new Covid-19 variant is spreading, as some attendees would be travelling to the meeting from these areas.

The Chair has instead decided to convert the meeting to a virtual one. Therefore, the next Inquiry progress update will take place on Monday 5 July 2021 at 5pm via a live Zoom meeting. The meeting will be recorded and a copy posted on the Inquiry’s website, for those that are unable to attend for whatever reason. Further details can be found here, including how you can register to attend. The Chair remains committed to holding a further progress update in public in due course, which he hopes can take place in the early Autumn.