Southport Inquiry: terms of reference
Terms of reference for the independent inquiry to establish an account of the events leading up to the 2024 Southport attack and make recommendations.
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On 29 July 2024, Axel Rudakubana carried out a brutal knife attack at a children鈥檚 dance club in Southport.聽He murdered 3 young girls, Elsie Dot Stancombe, Alice da Silva Aguiar and Bebe King, and injured 10 other people. Sixteen others survived the attack but live with the serious emotional consequences.
It is of vital importance that there is a clear understanding of how this was able to happen, and the lessons identified, so that we can take appropriate steps to minimise the risk of a future tragedy. This statutory inquiry has been established to achieve this.