The Litvinenko Inquiry

The Litvinenko Inquiry
7.8 The remaining sections of this Part of the Report will address a series of issues that
arise on the closed evidence. I will set out my analysis of the critical closed evidence
that relates to those issues, and my findings on them. I do not expect the rest of this
Part to be published, since publication of my assessment of this evidence is prohibited
by the Restriction Notices to which I have already referred.
7.9 For the same reason, it is not possible for me to list in a form that can be published
the issues that I propose to address in this Part. What I can say is that I will consider
all the issues arising from the closed evidence that I regard as significant in light of
my Terms of Reference. Those issues will include the question of whether Alexander
Litvinenko had any sort of relationship with British security and intelligence agencies,
and if so the nature and extent of that relationship. The issues will also include the
question of whether the Russian State was responsible for Mr Litvinenko’s death.
7.10 Paragraph 1(ii) of the Terms of Reference requires me to “make such recommendations
as may seem appropriate”. I have made one such recommendation. The
recommendation concerns the closed evidence that I have heard. Because it would
not be possible to publish the recommendation without breaching the Restriction
Notices, it appears in this Part of the Report.
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