Time: 10:00 – 16:30 

Location: The International Dispute Resolution Centre (IDRC), Juxon House, 100 St Paul’s Churchyard, London EC4M 8BU. (Please use the Juxon House entrance.)

Hearing information  

The Cranston Inquiry is hearing from George Papadopoulos (Staff Officer Small Boat Crossings Search and Rescue, HM Coastguard) and Professor Michael Tipton MBE (Expert Witness).

Timings 

09:30 – Reception open to the public 

09:45 – Hearing Room is opened 

10:00 – Morning hearing begins  

13:00 – Lunch break 

14:00 – Afternoon hearing begins 

16:30 – Hearing ends  

Watching hearings online 

Public Hearings are live streamed on a three-minute delay, via the Inquiry’s YouTube channel. A link can be found on this page when it is live. After each hearing, a video of the proceedings and the transcript will also be available on this page. 

No other broadcast or stills cameras will be allowed in the Hearing Room. 

Attending in person 

Hearings are open to the public. As space is limited within the Hearing Room, registration is strongly encouraged. Spaces will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.  

Please use the link below to register your interest in attending. Registration will open on a weekly basis and close on Thursdays at 16:00.  
Disclaimer: Registration may close early once the limit for each day is met.

The Inquiry will generally permit walk-in attendees without prior registration, but seats cannot be guaranteed. Priority will be given to those that have registered in advance. 

All attendees should report to the reception desk at Juxon House on arrival.

On exceptionally busy days, it may not be possible for all who register to be seated in the Hearing Room. The Inquiry will make efforts to accommodate attendance, but some registered attendees may be offered seats in the Media Room instead, where proceedings will be livestreamed. 

Please note there is no cloakroom available at the IDRC and attendees should not bring large bags to the venue. 

Media 

Media are invited to register their interest in attending hearings by contacting Four Agency at cranstoninquiry@four.agency.