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|description=Headed an "[[inquiry]]" into [[7-7]], in 2022, appointed to head an "inquiry" into the UK government's handling of the [[COVID-19]] event. | |description=Headed an "[[inquiry]]" into [[7-7]], in 2022, appointed to head an "inquiry" into the UK government's handling of the [[COVID-19]] event. | ||
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|wikipedia=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heather_Hallett | |wikipedia=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heather_Hallett | ||
| − | |alma_mater=St Hugh's College (Oxford) | + | |alma_mater=Brockenhurst College,St Hugh's College (Oxford) |
| − | |birth_date=1949 | + | |birth_date=16 December 1949 |
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|title=Vice-President of the Criminal Division of the Court of Appeal | |title=Vice-President of the Criminal Division of the Court of Appeal | ||
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== Career == | == Career == | ||
| − | Hallett decided the verdict of the | + | In the [[7-7]] case, Hallett decided the verdict of the "inquiry" into alleged pre-attack failings by the [[UK police]] and [[MI5]]. She was told that it would be "impossible" to reveal MI5 files about the attacks to the bereaved families or their lawyers.<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/8649577.stm</ref> |
| − | Hallett was | + | In July 2022, Hallett was appointed to chair the public inquiry into the government's handling of the "[[Covid|Covid pandemic]]".<ref>https://news.sky.com/story/covid-public-inquiry-former-appeal-court-judge-baroness-hallett-to-chair-probe-12496472</ref><ref>https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-61970053</ref> |
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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| Born | 16 December 1949 | |||||||
| Alma mater | Brockenhurst College, St Hugh's College (Oxford) | |||||||
Uk judge and safe pair of hands to lead "inquiries"
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Lady Justice Hallett worked as a UK judge. She was appointed as a coroner with respect to the 7-7 bombings, and to chair an "inquiry" into the UK government's handling of the COVID-19 event.
Career
In the 7-7 case, Hallett decided the verdict of the "inquiry" into alleged pre-attack failings by the UK police and MI5. She was told that it would be "impossible" to reveal MI5 files about the attacks to the bereaved families or their lawyers.[1]
In July 2022, Hallett was appointed to chair the public inquiry into the government's handling of the "Covid pandemic".[2][3]
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