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Date set for Kelly inquiry

13 April 2012

Lord Hutton's inquiry into the death of weapons expert Dr David Kelly will begin this Friday, August 1, the Government announced today.

The law lord will hold a preliminary hearing at the Royal Courts of Justice in which he will set out how he intends to conduct the inquiry and hear applications from interested parties, which are expected to include the Government and the BBC.

It will then be adjourned until after Dr Kelly's funeral, which "will not take place for some time", the Department for Constitutional Affairs said in a statement.

The inquiry will meet any legal costs that Dr Kelly's widow Janice might incur.
Lord Hutton decided to go ahead with a preliminary hearing after meeting Mrs
Kelly in her home in Southmoor, Oxfordshire, on Saturday.

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