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Title: Hutton to be published January 28th
Post by Forum Admin on Jan 15^th, 2004, 5:07pm

Lord Hutton's report into the circumstances surrounding the death of government scientist Dr David Kelly will be published on Wednesday January 28.

It will be go to the printers on January 19th and copies will be delivered to the main parties involved, including the government, Dr Kelly's family and the BBC, 24 hours before publication.

But they will have to sign an undertaking not to reveal details of the report before it is put before Parliament.

The BBC has said it won't share the report with its own News staff before publication.

Lord Hutton will make a televised statement from the High Court, coinciding with publication.

The report is rumoured to be more than 1,000 pages. It will be published on the Hutton Inquiry Web site - which is certain to come under huge strain on the day.

Title: Re: Hutton to be published January 28th
Post by Forum Admin on Jan 26^th, 2004, 5:48pm

The Hutton Inquiry issued further details of the publication in the (abridged) Press Notice below:

26 January 2004

THE HUTTON REPORT - WEDNESDAY 28 JANUARY 2004

Lord Hutton will deliver a statement in Court 76 at the Royal Courts of Justice on Wednesday 28 January 2004, the date on which his report will be published.

The statement will be delivered at 12.30pm after the report has been laid before Parliament but before its publication. This timing was arranged after discussions between Lord Hutton, the DCA and House authorities. The statement will be a substantial summary of Lord Hutton's findings. It will be available for live transmission through a pool facility.

Publication of the Report will take place at 1.30pm. The Report will be immediately available according to instructions below.

Lord Hutton's statement will be followed by a statement by the Prime Minister in the House of Commons and by the Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs and Lord Chancellor, Lord Falconer, in the House of Lords.

DETAILS FOR LORD HUTTON'S STATEMENT

Court Seating for Media & Public

- 100 seats are allocated between the media (90) and the public (10) in Court 76 of the Royal Courts of Justice. The Court will open at 11.45am. In addition, 40 seats in Court 75 will be available as an annex for members of the public only, to view the statement on screens.
- Neither Lord Hutton nor the Inquiry Team will answer questions or give interviews.
- While Lord Hutton is delivering his statement, movement in Court 76 must be kept to an absolute minimum.

Media Pool for Coverage of Statement

- Lord Hutton's statement will be available for live broadcast on TV and radio via a pool broadcaster - SKY TV.
DETAILS FOR REPORT DISTRIBUTION

When the Report is formally published at 1.30pm it will be available for distribution in hard copy, CD-ROM and on the Hutton Website, according to the following arrangements. Every hard copy of the Report contains a CD-ROM copy in the back of the cover sleeve.

Website

- As soon as Lord Hutton's report is published in Parliament, it will simultaneously be available on the Hutton Inquiry website in both HTML and PDF format.