Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 96292
Azelle Rodney Inquiry and Bernard Lodge Inquiry
Tabled: 2 December 2025
Answered: 10 December 2025
Question
Simon Hoare
Conservative — North Dorset
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the official closing date under section 14 of the Inquiries Act 2005 was for the public inquiries entitled (a) Inquiry into the circumstances of the Death of Bernard Lodge at Manchester Prison on 28 August 1
Answer
Jake RichardsThe Chairs of the Bernard Lodge and Azelle Rodney Inquiries completed their investigations and submitted reports, which were published on 15 December 2009 and 5 July 2013, respectively.