Chair: Sophie Cartwright KC
Sophie Cartwright KC was called to the Bar in 1998.
Sophie sits as a Recorder in the Crown Court and as an Assistant Coroner. Sophie is a Master of the Bench at Inner Temple.
Sophie specialises in public inquiries, inquests, public law, regulatory and disciplinary proceedings. Sophie previously acted as Counsel to the Manchester Arena Inquiry, the Anthony Grainger Inquiry and the Jalal Uddin Inquiry.
Counsel to the Inquiry: Miranda Butler
Miranda Butler is a barrister at Landmark Chambers.
Miranda is a Deputy Upper Tribunal Judge, Special Advocate, and Co-Editor of The Law and Practice of Human Rights.
Miranda specialises in public law, human rights, and public inquiries. She previously acted in the Infected Blood Inquiry and Covid Inquiry.
Solicitor to the Inquiry: Alastair Tidball
Before joining the inquiry, Alastair worked in the Government Legal Department in several roles, including in the Ministry of Defence. He has extensive experience in public law, inquests and inquiries and public international law; with a particular interest in national security matters.
Secretary to the Inquiry: Katherine Yesilirmak
As Secretary to the Inquiry, Katherine’s role is to support the Chair in delivering the Inquiry’s Terms of Reference, including acting as the main contact between the Inquiry and the Home Office (the Inquiry’s sponsor department in government).
Katherine is an experienced senior civil servant who since joining government has worked across policy and delivery. In her most recent role Katherine was Deputy Director for Strategy in the Responsible Technology Adoption Unit (previously the Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation).