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Bristol Royal Infirmary Inquiry

Archived website of the Bristol Royal Infirmary Inquiry, an independent inquiry into children's heart surgery at the Infirmary. This public inquiry was chaired by Professor Ian Kennedy, Professor of Health Law, Ethics and Policy at University College London. Sections accessible from this site include the inquiry background, the hearing, events, answers, analysis, and a review of background papers, submissions, and inquiry seminars. The final report published as a Command Paper on 18 July 2001, is available from the site.

Deepcut Review

The Deepcut review, headed by Sir Nicholas Blake QC, investigated the circumstances surrounding the deaths of four soldiers at Deepcut Army barracks between 1995-2002. This site contains the full text of the final report published as HC 795. The 500 page report covers such issues as recruitment and training in the army, bullying, the law relating to inquests, the investigation of the deaths by the military and civilian police.

Coroner's inquests into the deaths of Diana, Princess of Wales and Mr Dodi Al Fayed

This is the official website of the Scott-Butler inquests into the deaths of Diana, Princess of Wales and Emad El-Din Mohamed Abdel Moneim Fayed (Mr Dodi Al Fayed) on 31 August 1997. It provides background information on the role of the coroner and the proceedings as well as access to all official press releases, hearing transcripts, documentary evidence, video clips and full text reports. These include the full text of earlier reports made by the Surrey Coroner and the police and materials released in 2007.

Billy Wright Inquiry

Website for the Billy Wright Inquiry. William Stephen (Billy) Wright was murdered at the Maze prison, Northern Ireland on 27 December 1997. This site gives access to the full text online version of the report along with related documentation.

Ashworth Special Hospital Personality Disorder Unit: Report of the Committee of Inquiry

The Inquiry's final report, published in 1999, is available here in the UK Government Web Archive. Volume 1 (Cm 4194), the main report, and Volume 2 (Cm 4195), containing the expert evidence, are both available, in pdf format. The Committee of Inquiry was chaired by Peter Fallon QC; it investigated the functioning of the Personality Disorder Unit (PDU) at Ashworth Special Hospital, following allegations about the misuse of drugs and alcohol, financial irregularities, possible paedophile activity and the availability of pornographic material on the Unit.

Office of the Secretary of State for Wales

Website of the Office of the Secretary of State for Wales. The site outlines the history and role of the Office and provides a profile of the Secretary of State for Wales who represents Wales' interests in the Cabinet and the UK Parliament. There is background information about Wales and press releases back to 1999. Publications of the Office and speeches by the Secretary of State for Wales are available on the site along with a page of related web links. The site can be viewed in English or Welsh.

Justice

The Justice web portal is a government site providing information on the administration and regulation of justice in England and Wales. It provides information about and links to government bodies concerned with the justice system including the Ministry of Justice, the Youth Justice Board and HM Courts and Tribunals Service. The site has a court finder, court hearing lists,
downloadable forms, inspection reports, guidance for the legal profession, policy documents, research, statistics and data.

HM Revenue and Customs

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) was formed in April 2005 following the merger of the Inland Revenue and HM Customs and Excise Departments. They are responsible for direct taxes such as income tax and indirect taxes like VAT as well as the payment of some benefits including Child Benefit. Users can access different views of the site depending on whether they are individuals and employees, employers or businesses and corporations, and use a number of online services including self assessment for taxation. Departmental reports, statistics and news are also available.

Home Office

The Home Office is the Government department responsible for internal affairs in England and Wales. Its website contains details of Home Office ministers, directorates and agencies. It also offers access to information on current government activities and legislation and a large number of full-text official documents, statistics, consultation papers and bills. Key areas covered include immigration and passports, policing, crime, drugs policy and counter-terrorism.

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