(P1) Opening, Designation of Core Participants 7 October 2015 (P2) Legal Representation 4 November 2015 (P3) Restriction Order Approach 22 – 23 March 2016 (P4) Undertakings 27 April 2016 (P5) Dead Children’s Identities 22 June 2016 (P6) Anonymity (MPS Applications I), Restriction Order Approach 5 – 6 April 2017 (P7) Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 20 November 2017 (P8) Anonymity (MPS Applications II), Restriction Order Approach 20 – 21 November 2017 (P9) Anonymity (MPS Applications III), Restriction Order Approach 5 February 2018 (P10) Anonymity (MPS Applications IV), Lambert Report 21 March 2018 (P11) Anonymity (MPS Applications V) 9 May 2018 (P12) Strategic Review 18 May 2018 (P13) Privacy and GDPR 31 January & 31 March 2018 Tranche 1 Opening Statements 2 – 10, 17 November 2020
17 November saw a late opening statement by Dave Smith of the Blacklist Support Group and also procedural arguments around Rule 10 questioning of witnesses.
Tranche 1 Phase 1 Evidential Hearings 11 – 16, 18 – 19 November 2020 (P14) Tranche 1 Phase 2 Directions Hearing 26 January 2021 Tranche 1 Phase 2 Opening Statements 21 – 23 April 2021 Tranche 1 Phase 2 Evidential Hearings 26 April – 13 May 2021 Tranche 1 Phase 3 Opening Statements 9 – 11 May 2022 Tranche 1 Phase 3 Evidential Hearings 12 – 20 May 2022 Tranche 1 Closing Statements 20 – 23 February 2023 Publication of Interim Report 30 June 2023 (P15) Restricted Reporting Orders 12 April 2024 Tranche 2 Phase 1 Opening Statements 1 – 3 July 2024 Tranche 2 Phase 1 Evidential Hearings 8 July – 2 August 2024 Tranche 2 Phase 2 Opening Statements 14 – 15 October 2024 Tranche 2 Phase 2 Evidential Hearings 21 October 2024 - 13 February 2025 Tranche 3 13 October 2025 (anticipated start) Tranche 4 TBA Tranche 5 TBA - may be on paper only Publication of final report December 2026 