Annexe C - Costs of Scottish inquiries (November 2025)
Public inquiries since 2007Inquiry TitleDate announcedFinal report publishedInquiry cost (cash prices)ICL Stockline (industrial explosion)October 2007July 2009£1.9mCampbell Inquiry (fingerprints)March 2008December 2011£4.8mPenrose Inquiry (contaminated blood)April 2008March 2015£12.1mVale of Leven Inquiry (hospital-acquired infection)April 2009November 2014£10.7mEdinburgh Tram InquiryJune 2014September 2023£13.1mScottish Child Abuse InquiryDecember 2014ongoing£102.0m to Sep 2025Scottish Hospitals InquirySeptember 2019ongoing£29.1m to Sep 2025Sheku Bayoh InquiryNovember 2019ongoing£26.2m to Sep 2025Scottish Covid-19 InquiryDecember 2021ongoing£45.5m to Sep 2025Professor Eljamel InquirySeptember 2023ongoing£2.0m to Sep 2025Emma Caldwell case InquiryMarch 2024Not started yetN/ASources: SN06410.pdf, Investigation into government funded inquiries and individual inquiry reports/websites...