Week 1 – Phase 2 Opening – Wednesday 8 July
Weeks 2 & 3 – Seminars – weeks commencing Tuesday 8 September and Tuesday 15 September
| Seminar | Speakers |
| Seminar 1: Violence Fixated Individuals – views from Psychiatry, Psychology and Philosophy Tuesday 8 September 1000 – 1600 | Professor Quassim Cassam University of Warwick Dr Tina Irani NHS England Professor Laura Smith University of Bath Dr Richard Taylor Clinical Consultancy Service |
| Seminar 2: The role of Prevent in managing violence fixated individuals Wednesday 9 September 0900 – 1600 | Lord Anderson KBE KC Jonathan Hall KC Dr Paul Betts (virtual) Rabdan Academy Alasdair Roxburgh Child Rights International Network Sarah St Vincent Rights and Security International |
| Seminar 3: Violence Fixated Individuals – lessons from threat management and multi-agency processes other than Prevent Thursday 10 September 1000 – 1600 | Becky Canning His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service Professor Bram Sizoo University of Amsterdam Dan Diamond Greater Manchester Violence Reduction Unit Dr Aisling Martin Trusting Hands Gateshead |
| Seminar 4: Violence Fixated Individuals – the internet, online platforms and pathways to violence Tuesday 15 September 1000 – 1600 | Milo Comerford Institute for Strategic Dialogue Dr Julia Ebner University of Oxford Dr Joe Whittaker University of Swansea Professor Paul Gill University College London |
| Seminar 5: Violence Fixated Individuals – access to, and the attraction of, offensive weapons and bladed articles Wednesday 16 September 1000 – 1600 | Professor Iain Brennan University of Hull Commander Stephen Clayman National Police Chiefs’ Council Patrick Green Ben Kinsella Trust Tim Weston National Gamekeepers Association |
| Seminar 6A: Violence Fixated Individuals – the effectiveness of current laws, systems and orders: Legal powers and offline disruption Thursday 17 September 0900 – 1300 | Shenaz Muzaffer Crown Prosecution Service Cheryl de Freitas and Kate Langley Youth Justice Board National Crime Agency Manager |
| Seminar 6B: Violence Fixated Individuals – the effectiveness of current laws, systems and orders: Online frameworks, powers and disruption Thursday 17 September 1400 – 1800 | Rob Richardson National Crime Agency Professor Lorna Woods University of Essex Adam Hadley Tech Against Terrorism |
Week 4 – week commencing 5 October 2026
| Date | Witness |
| Monday 5 October 10am | Core Participant Opening Statements |
| Tuesday 6 October | Not Sitting |
| Wednesday 7 October 10am | Concurrent Expert Evidence Anna Gianfrancesco, Safeguarding & Multi-Agency expert Elizabeth Swan, Education & Safeguarding expert Dr Monica Lloyd, Forensic Psychologist Neil Basu, Policing & Counter-Terrorism expert Dr Richard Church, Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist. |
| Thursday 8 October 10am | Concurrent Expert Evidence Anna Gianfrancesco, Safeguarding & Multi-Agency expert Elizabeth Swan, Education & Safeguarding expert Dr Monica Lloyd, Forensic Psychologist Neil Basu, Policing & Counter-Terrorism expert Dr Richard Church, Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist. |
Week 5 – week commencing 12 October 2026
| Date | Witness |
| Monday 12 October 10am | Jonathan Emmett, Home Office |
| Tuesday 13 October 10am | Jonathan Emmett, Home Office (continued) Deputy Chief Constable Paul Court, National Police Chiefs’ Council |
| Wednesday 14 October 10am | Deputy Assistant Commissioner Vicki Evans, Counter Terrorism Police Headquarters |
| Thursday 15 October 10am | Helen Rance, National Crime Agency Detective Superintendent Steve Watkins, Northamptonshire Police |
The timetable for the autumn evidential hearings has yet to be finalised and will necessarily be flexible to account for and react to the evidence that is being received from those who have been sent Rule 9 requests. However, we can indicate in very broad terms the dates that have been pencilled in for each topic:
Week 6
| Date | Witness |
| Monday 19 October 10am | Peter Abbott OBE, Cabinet Office Tim Jacques, Independent Prevent Commissioner |
| Tuesday 20 October 10am | Mark Norris, Local Government Association Ann Graham, Association of Directors of Children’s Services |
| Wednesday 21 October 10am | Andrew Goodall, Welsh Government Dr Chris Llewelyn, Welsh Local Government Association |
| Thursday 22 October 10am | Dame Rachel de Souza, Children’s Commissioner of England Rocio Cifuentes, Children’s Commissioner of Wales Concurrent Evidence Margaret Mulholland, Association of School and College Leaders Andrew Baisley, National Education Union |
Topic I: 12 October – 9 November 2026
Topic II: 10 – 17 November 2026
Topic III: 23 – 26 November 2026
Topic IV: 1 – 10 December 2026