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Lord Hardie’s Report into the Edinburgh Tram Project is now available to view on the Inquiry website.

Lord Hardie’s Report into the Edinburgh Trams Project has today been handed over to the publishing company and will be with them for several weeks.  Please do not contact the Inquiry for updates during this time as the Report will be published on the Inquiry website as soon as it is ready.

Lord Hardie has today issued warning letters relating to his Report into the Trams Project.  He has informed recipients that if they wish to respond, the response must be received by the Inquiry no later than 5 pm on Friday 2 December 2022.  His Report will be finalised after all responses have been received and […]

In a recent news article considering the business case for the Newhaven tram extension, it was stated the Tram Inquiry has engaged with the City of Edinburgh Council to make sure it ‘can cover every eventuality’. For the avoidance of doubt, the Edinburgh Tram Inquiry has had no discussions with the City of Edinburgh Council […]

The chair of the Edinburgh Tram Inquiry, the Rt Hon the Lord Hardie issued on 5th April 2018 the following Notice. “Following receipt on 15 March 2018 of notice from Peter Dickens, one of the Special Managers (without personal liability) of Carillion Utility Services Limited (in liquidation) (“Carillion”) that Carillion will have to withdraw from […]

The chair of the Edinburgh Tram Inquiry, the Rt Hon the Lord Hardie has granted core participant status to an additional named individual, Mr Tom Hickman, in accordance with Rule 4 of the Inquiries (Scotland) Rules 2007. This will bring the total core participant list to 14.

The chair of the Edinburgh Tram Inquiry, the Rt Hon the Lord Hardie has granted core participant status to 6 named individuals, in accordance with Rule 4 of the Inquiries (Scotland) Rules 2007. This will bring the total core participant list to 13. They are: –  Richard Jeffrey –  David Mackay –  Steven Bell – […]

As part of its investigations, the Inquiry has issued questionnaires relating to the Edinburgh Trams Project, to individuals who were members of the City of Edinburgh Council between 2001 and 2014. The completed questionnaires will become part of the evidence submitted to Lord Hardie and will be published at a later date. The Inquiry team […]

The chair of the Edinburgh Tram Inquiry, The Rt Hon The Lord Hardie, has announced that oral hearings will begin on Tuesday 5 September 2017. It is anticipated that these hearings will take place on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday each week until all evidence is heard. The taking of oral evidence is likely to last […]

The chair of the Edinburgh Tram Inquiry, the Rt Hon the Lord Hardie, has announced that the Inquiry has begun the process of interviewing some members of the public affected by the trams project, in order to produce detailed statements about issues within the scope of the Inquiry’s investigation. Those contacted include some of the […]