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Supreme Court judge Lord Colbeck appointed new chair of Sheku Bayoh Inquiry
Judge Lord Colbeck will lead the inquiry to complete its work after evidential hearings ended in October 2024 and closing submissions remain outstanding.
- On Wednesday, Scottish ministers appointed Judge Lord Colbeck to chair the Sheku Bayoh Inquiry, prioritizing his role to start on Monday March 2 for completing the inquiry.
- Lord Bracadale stepped down in October last year amid concerns about private meetings with Mr Bayoh's family, and the inquiry's legal team he appointed also stood down, delaying progress after evidential hearings ended last year.
- The Bayoh family has urged Police Scotland and the Solicitor General to publicly back the inquiry, protect the 122 days of evidence, and seek a timetable via lawyer Aamer Anwar.
- Amid calls for progress, the Bayoh family welcomed the appointment, saying they expect impartiality and hope Lord Colbeck can win back the legal team and assessors.
- Appointing Lord Colbeck positions the inquiry to draw on his Supreme Courts experience and past inquiry chairing; he was appointed in May 2023 and chaired the 2013 Clutha helicopter crash fatal accident inquiry.
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Sheku Bayoh family say ‘time to restart stopwatch’ as new chair of inquiry named
Judge Lord Colbeck takes over the role from Lord Bracadale, who stepped down in October.
·London, United Kingdom
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