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11/02/2008
Bloody Sunday Costs Averaging 500K A Month
Costs for the Bloody Sunday Inquiry are averaging around £500,000 a month even though it has not held any hearings since 2005.
The Government has revealed that the bill for the inquiry has now passed the £180m mark and more than half of the overall cost is believed to be on legal bills.
Six months earlier, the spending stood at £178,264,000 - an increase of £3m in six months.
The inquiry was set up 10 years ago to investigate the killing of 14 people by paratroopers in Londonderry in January 1972.
The tribunal began substantive hearings in 2000. The last hearing was held in January 2005.
The news of the mounting costs comes after the Government revealed that the final report of the tribunal is unlikely to be ready before the second half of this year.
Secretary of State Shaun Woodward said Lord Saville, the head of the inquiry, has indicated it is unlikely to be ready within that set timeframe.
The Secretary of State said "recent media speculation that the report will be concluded in May 2008 has no basis in fact".
"The tribunal are currently engaged in compiling their final report," he said.
(GC)
The Government has revealed that the bill for the inquiry has now passed the £180m mark and more than half of the overall cost is believed to be on legal bills.
Six months earlier, the spending stood at £178,264,000 - an increase of £3m in six months.
The inquiry was set up 10 years ago to investigate the killing of 14 people by paratroopers in Londonderry in January 1972.
The tribunal began substantive hearings in 2000. The last hearing was held in January 2005.
The news of the mounting costs comes after the Government revealed that the final report of the tribunal is unlikely to be ready before the second half of this year.
Secretary of State Shaun Woodward said Lord Saville, the head of the inquiry, has indicated it is unlikely to be ready within that set timeframe.
The Secretary of State said "recent media speculation that the report will be concluded in May 2008 has no basis in fact".
"The tribunal are currently engaged in compiling their final report," he said.
(GC)
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