Witness timetable
The Inquiry opened on 8 July 2025.
Impact evidence commenced on 9 July 2025.
Timetables may be subject to change
Opening Week – Opening Statement and Impact Evidence
| Date | Witnesses |
| 8 July 2025 – 14.00 | Opening Statement |
| 9 July 2025 – 10.30 | Father of C3 Mother of Child Q Mother of C8 Parents of C1 |
Week 1 – Impact Evidence
| Date | Witnesses |
| 8 September 2025 – 11.00 | Parents of C6 and Child T Jonathan Hayes Parents of Child M Mother of Child U |
| 9 September 2025 – 10.00 | Parents of Child L Parents of C2 and C7 Parents of C4 Mother of Child R Parents of Child N |
| 10 September 2025 – 10.00 | Parents of Child P Parents of Child O Parents of Child K Heidi Liddle Leanne Lucas |
| 11 September 2025 – 10.00 | Parents of Child V and Child W C6 Mother of Child X Parents of C5 |
Week 2 – Impact Evidence and Opening Statements
| Date | Witness |
| 15 September – 11.00 | Parents of Elsie Dot Stancombe Parents of Bebe King Parents of Alice da Silva Aguiar |
| 16 September – 10.00 | Opening Statement Counsel to the Inquiry |
| 17 September – 10.00 | Opening Statement Counsel for the bereaved parents Counsel for the parents of the surviving child victims Counsel for the adult victims Counsel for Lancashire County Council Counsel for Sefton Council Counsel for the Youth Justice Board |
Week 3 – Evidence Hearings
| Date | Witness |
| 22 September – 11.00 | DCI Jason Pye Merseyside Police |
| 23 September – 10.00 | DCI Jason Pye Merseyside Police |
| 24 September – 10.00 | Chief Inspector Andrew Hughes Merseyside Police Daniel Ainsworth Northwest Ambulance Service NHS Trust Summary of evidence of Professor Lyon – to be read by Counsel to the Inquiry |
| 25 September – 10.00 | Gary Poland One Call Taxis Liam Rice One Call Taxis Mark Toohey Sefton Council |
Week 4 – Evidence Hearings
| Date | Witness |
| Monday 29 September – 11.00 | Mark Toohey (if required to continue) Sefton Council Jenie Scholes The Hart Space Leanne Lucas or summary by CTI Time set aside for procedural matters if required. |
| Tuesday 30 September – 10.00 | CTI outline of other attack related evidence Joseph Wheeler Knife Warehouse Juan Martinez Hunting & Knives Luke Bullock Springfields of Burton |
| Wednesday 1 October – 10.00 | Bradley Sutherland Tactical Archery UK Benjamin Jones Merlin Archery Limited Christopher Ashworth Evri Limited Nigel Polglass Whistl UK Ltd. Stephen Henderson – Ruach Music |
| Thursday 2 October – 10.00 | Hamza Ali – Delivery Driver John Boumphrey Amazon PC Alexander McNamee Lancashire Constabulary |
Week 5 – Evidence Hearings
| Date | Witness |
| Monday 6 October 11.00hrs | PC Alexander McNamee (continued if required) Lancashire Constabulary PS Andrew Bramhall Lancashire Constabulary DC Paula Murphy Merseyside Police PC David Fairclough Lancashire Constabulary |
| Tuesday 7 October 10.00hrs | PC David Fairclough (continued if required) Lancashire Constabulary PC Eve Rhodes Lancashire Constabulary PS Daniel Clarke Lancashire Constabulary Robert Correy Lancashire Constabulary CTI summary of other police evidence not being called. |
| Wednesday 8 October 10.00hrs | ACC Mark Winstanley Lancashire Constabulary PC Philip Blundell CTPNW Officer B CTPNW |
| Thursday 9 October 10.00hrs | PS Carmen Thompson CTPNW DS Rachael Treharne CTPNW |
Week 6 – Evidence Hearings
| Date | Witness |
| Monday 13 October 11.00hrs | Cathryn Ellsmore Home Office DCS Sarah Kenwright CTPNW |
| Tuesday 14 October 10.00hrs | DAC Victoria Evans CTPHQ Nick Hunt Home Office CTI summary of other counter terrorism evidence not being called |
| Wednesday 15 October 10.00hrs | Not sitting |
| Thursday 16 October 10.00hrs | Not sitting |
Week 7 – Evidence hearings
| Monday 20 October 10.30hrs | Dr Lakshmi Ramasubramanian Alder Hey Dr Anthony Molyneux Alder Hey Dr Vicky Killen Alder Hey |
| Tuesday 21 October 10.00hrs | Lynsey Boggan Alder Hey John Hicklin GMMHS Amanda Brown GMMHS Further Mental Health evidence summarised by CTI |
| Wednesday 22 October 10.00hrs | Dr Tina Irani Consultant Child & Adolescent Forensic Psychiatrist. Independent expert. Paul Turner Lancashire County Council (Education) Michael McGarry Southport Learning Trust David Cregeen Southport Learning Trust |
| Thursday 23 October 10.00hrs | David Cregeen Southport Learning Trust (to continue if required) Janet Lewis Acorns School Lancashire County Council Joanne Hodson Acorns School Lancashire County Council Cheryl Smith Presfield High School Lucy McLoughlin Presfield High School |
Week 8 – Evidence hearings
| Monday 27 October 10.00hrs | Lucy McLoughlin Presfield High School Kate Dixon DfE Corporate Further education evidence summarised by CTI Sarah Callon Lancashire County Council A witness Lancashire County Council |
| Tuesday 28 October 10.00hrs | Louise Lewis Lancashire County Council Carl Coughlan Lancashire County Council Amanda Chapman Lancashire County Council |
| Wednesday 29 October 10.00hrs | Sharon Barrett Lancashire County Council Ashleigh Williams Lancashire County Council Andrea Fontaine, Lancashire County Council |
| Thursday 30 October 10.00hrs | Not sitting |
Week 9 – Evidence hearings
| Monday 3 November 10.00hrs | Katherine Ashworth Lancashire County Council Louise Anderson Lancashire County Council Helen Coombes Lancashire County Council Sarah Connolly Department of Science, Innovation & Technology |
| Tuesday 4 November 10.00hrs | Deanna Romina Khananisho XIUC Stephanie Roberts-Bibby Youth Justice Board Family Members – Please note these witnesses will give evidence from a remote location and will not be present at Liverpool Town Hall over the three days. Dion R |
| Wednesday 5 November 10.00hrs | Dion R (continued if required) Alphonse R |
| Thursday 6 November 10.00hrs | Alphonse R (continued if required) Laetitia M CTI presentation on further statements where witnesses have not been called. |