C ost of Scottish inquiries (updated 30 September 2025) Public inquiries since 2007 Inquiry title Date announced Final report Inquiry cost (cash published prices) ICL Stockline (industrial explosion) October 2007 July 2009 £1.9m Campbell Inquiry (Fingerprints) March 2008 December 2011 £4.8m Penrose Inquiry (Contaminated blood) April 2008 March 2015 £12.1m Vale of Leven Inquiry (Hospital-acquired April 2009 November 2014 £10.7m infection) Edinburgh Tram Inquiry June 2014 September 2023 £13.1m Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry December 2014 Ongoing £98.7m to Jun 2025 Scottish Hospitals Inquiry September 2019 Ongoing £27.5m to Jun 2025 Sheku Bayoh Inquiry November 2019 Ongoing £25.6m to Jun 2025 Scottish Covid-19 Inquiry December 2021 Ongoing £42m to Jun 2025 Professor Eljamel Inquiry September 2023 Ongoing £1.6 m to Jun 2025 Emma Caldwell Case Inquiry March 2024 Not started yet NA (Sources: SN06410.pdf, Investigation into government funded inquiries and individual inquiry reports/websites.)