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[2024] WLR(D) 465
Supreme Court
In re JR222
[2024] UKSC 35
2024 March 20; Oct 30
Lord Lloyd-Jones, Lord Burrows, Lord Stephens, Lord Richards, Lady Simler JJSC
Tribunal— Tribunal of inquiry— Power to suspend— Public inquiry commenced into incidents of alleged abuse of patients at hospital— Nurse facing criminal charges relating to same incidents— Minister refusing to suspend inquiry pending completion of criminal process on ground that not “necessary” given safeguards put in place by inquiry— Whether Minister’s discretion to suspend inquiry restricted to ground of necessity—
Inquiries Act 2005 (c 12), s 13(1)