Overview
- The inquiry, which launched Thursday, begins a statutory investigation into the 1984 violence at the Orgreave coking plant that led to 95 arrests and many injuries.
- Its remit covers police and government planning for the operation, what happened on the day, the aftermath for communities and public narrative, and the charging and collapsed prosecutions of those arrested.
- The inquiry can compel records from police, central and local government, unions, media groups and private bodies, and it will create a public digital archive of the disclosed files.
- Rt Revd Dr Pete Wilcox chairs a four-member panel that includes Wendy Williams, Baroness Mary Bousted, Dr Joanna Gilmore and Dr Angie Sutton‑Vane.
- Evidence completeness is a live worry, with campaigners urging release of long-sealed papers and Northumbria Police confirming in April 2024 it disposed of two boxes of miners’ strike data.