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  2. Public inquiry - Wikipedia

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    A public inquiry, also known as a tribunal of inquiry, government inquiry, or simply inquiry, is an official review of events or actions ordered by a government body. In many common law countries, such as the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia and Canada, such an inquiry differs from a royal commission in that a public inquiry accepts evidence and conducts its hearings in a more public forum ...

  3. Royal commission - Wikipedia

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    A royal commission is a major ad-hoc formal public inquiry into a defined issue in some monarchies.They have been held in the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Norway, Malaysia, Mauritius [1] and Saudi Arabia.

  4. List of public inquiries in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    In the United Kingdom, the term public inquiry, also known as a tribunal of inquiry, refers to either statutory or non-statutory inquiries that have been established either previously by the monarch or by government ministers of the United Kingdom, Scottish, Northern Irish and Welsh governments to investigate either specific, controversial events or policy proposals.

  5. Requests and inquiries - Wikipedia

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    When a member is unsure about the rules or procedures applying to a certain situation in a meeting, the member can ask the chairperson a parliamentary inquiry. The primary purpose is to enable members to obtain the chair's guidance so they can take the appropriate action.

  6. Impeachment inquiry in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Generally, an impeachment inquiry is overseen by the House Committee on the Judiciary, [4] with the most frequent alternative being a select committee formed for the explicit purposes of conducting the inquiry. [9] An impeachment inquiry's investigation may, alternatively, involve multiple committees instead of just one.

  7. Parliamentary inquiry - Wikipedia

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    Parliamentary inquiry (parliamentary procedure)-_- A formal question posed by a member of a deliberative assembly, such as a legislative body or committee, directed at the chairperson or presiding officer. This inquiry seeks clarification on specific rules, procedures, or parliamentary protocols that govern the conduct of the assembly's ...

  8. Inquests in England and Wales - Wikipedia

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    A coroner must summon a jury for an inquest if the death was not a result of natural causes and occurred when the deceased was in state custody (for example in prison, police custody, or whilst detained under the Mental Health Act 1983); or if it was the result of an act or omission of a police officer; or if it was a result of a notifiable accident, poisoning or disease. [5]

  9. United States congressional hearing - Wikipedia

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    The vast majority of committee hearings are open to the public, as required under Senate rules. But a hearing, like other committee meetings, may be closed for specific reasons stated in Senate rules (Rule XXVI, paragraph 5(b)). A committee may close a hearing if it involves national security information;