The Attorney General has written to the Chairman of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry notifying him of her decision to provide an undertaking in the terms set out in her letter. You can read the letter here.

The letter from the Attorney General's Office to the Inquiry, along with the Inquiry's response, can be found under the Correspondence tab on the Documents page.

The Inquiry has received an indication that the Attorney General will aim to make a decision regarding the undertaking in the week commencing 24 February 2020.

The Inquiry hopes therefore to be able to resume on 2 March 2020. The Inquiry will provide an updated timetable once it has been finalised.

The Inquiry has received a letter from the Prime Minister stating his intention to appoint an additional Panel Member.

The letter, along with the Inquiry's response, can be found under the Correspondence tab on the Documents page.

The letter from the Attorney General's Office to core participants can be found under the Correspondence tab on the Documents page.

The Inquiry Panel has issued their Ruling on the application to seek an undertaking. The Panel has decided to seek the undertaking from the Attorney General. You can read the Ruling here.

The Inquiry will publish the Panel’s letter to the Attorney General on its correspondence page once it has been sent.

As announced yesterday the Panel is currently considering the application for an Attorney General's undertaking. The Inquiry has written to Core Participants to inform them that no further hearings will take place this week. A further announcement regarding the timetable will be made once the Panel has issued its Ruling on the application.

The start date of module 1 oral evidence has been put back in the light of the application asking the Inquiry to consider seeking an undertaking from the Attorney General.

On Monday, the panel will hear submissions from Counsel for the bereaved, survivors and resident core participants and from Counsel to the Inquiry on the application. The Chairman has confirmed that the Inquiry will not hear evidence on Tuesday. Whether it will be necessary to put the start of oral evidence back further will depend upon the outcome of the application.

The Inquiry has published the application in respect of an undertaking from the Attorney General touching upon self incrimination. You can read it here.

The Prime Minister has announced the resignation of Benita Mehra from her role as a panel member on the Inquiry.

The Phase 2 hearings will begin as planned at 10am on Monday 27 January. Hearings will begin with opening statements.