Ruling of the Chair on Restriction Order Application made on behalf of the Scottish Ministers

The Inquiry has published a ruling by the Chair of the Inquiry, Lord Weir. 

The ruling on 23 July 2026 follows an application made by the Scottish Ministers on 13 July 2026 for a restriction order restricting the publication of the identities of junior civil servants, insofar as they are referred to in documents published by the Inquiry. 

The application has been refused. 

The ruling is available to read in full below.