Overview

• Survivor families gave emotional testimony about their children’s injuries and insisted the inquiry deliver truth, accountability and a formal apology.
• Evidence showed three Prevent referrals and six police alerts on Axel Rudakubana between 2019 and 2021 were closed prematurely due to a perceived lack of ideological risk.
• Sir Adrian Fulford vowed a meticulous review of multi-agency information-sharing, drawing on disclosures from MI5, Counter-Terrorism Policing, NHS England and Merseyside Police.
• Phase one hearings conclude this week and will resume on September 8, with phase two set for next year to explore youth radicalisation and violence prevention.
• Legal representatives for bereaved and injured families emphasised that only systemic reforms can prevent similar failures and future attacks.