Hutton inquiry - key points
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28.01.04
The key points of Lord's Hutton's inquiry:
BBC reporter Andrew Gilligan’s 45-minute allegations were unfounded Gilligan’s allegation that dossier was "sexed-up" was unfounded No dishonourable, duplicitous or underhand strategy by Tony Blair to name Dr Kelly The BBC's editorial system was "defective" The BBC failed to investigate the Government’s complaint BBC governors should have investigated Gilligan’s report in detail There was no underhand strategy by the Government to name Dr Kelly MoD at fault for not telling Dr Kelly of plan to confirm his name if put forward by reporters Dr Kelly was not an easy man to help due to his private nature Exposure by the media was a major factor in Dr Kelly's suicide Dr Kelly's name was bound to become public whether the Government named him or not Ministry of Defence did consider Dr Kelly's welfare Lord Hutton is satisfied Dr Kelly killed himself The 45-minute claim contained in the dossier was from a reliable source Dr Kelly breached rules by meeting reporters Dr Kelly accepted his meeting with Andrew Gilligan was unauthorised Dr Kelly knew his name would come out MoD did not volunteer Dr Kelly’s name Police search for Dr Kelly was "efficient" Police found no trace of struggle at the scene where Dr Kelly's body was found Lord Hutton to consider legal action against The Sun and its source over leaked findings of report
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