This is the website for the ICL Inquiry.

Notice:

Phase 1 of the inquiry concluded on 22 July. Phase 2 will commence on 21 October at the Community Central Halls, Maryhill. The inquiry will sit Tuesday to Friday from 10.30 am until 1.00pm and 2.00pm until 4.00pm.

22 July 2008 - Notice as to Next Steps following completion of Phase One of the oral hearings - view the document.

On 11 May 2004 there was an explosion at a plastics factory operated by ICL Plastics Ltd and ICL Tech Ltd at Grovepark Mills in Maryhill, Glasgow. As a result 9 people died and 33 were injured.

This is a joint public inquiry under the Inquiries Act 2005 and was announced by the then Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Peter Hain MP and the Lord Advocate Elish Angiolini, QC.

The Terms of Reference for this Inquiry are:

To inquire into the circumstances leading up to the incident on 11 May 2004 at the premises occupied by the ICL group of companies, Grovepark Mills, Maryhill, Glasgow.
To consider the safety and related issues arising from such an inquiry, including the regulation of the activities at Grovepark Mills.
To make recommendations in the light of the lessons identified from the causation and circumstances leading up to the incident.
To report as soon as practicable.