Independent report

Dawn Sturgess Inquiry report

Report on the death of Dawn Sturgess by novichok poisoning in Salisbury on 8 July 2018.

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Published
4 December 2025
Last updated
4 February 2026 — See all updates

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Report into the death of Dawn Sturgess by The Rt Hon Lord Hughes of Ombersley

Ref: ISBN 978-1-5286-5950-5, E03283426, HC 1525

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The following correction was made to the report on 29 January 2026: on page 41, in paragraph 3.61, ‘a disciplinary investigation’ was changed to ‘an incident investigation’.

In 2021, the government established an independent inquiry to investigate the circumstances of Dawn Sturgess’s death in Salisbury on 8 July 2018.

The Rt Hon Lord Hughes of Ombersley was appointed chair and the inquiry was formally established in March 2022.

Its terms of reference are available on The Dawn Sturgess Inquiry website.

For accessibility information, read the Dawn Sturgess Inquiry accessibility statement.

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Published 4 December 2025
Last updated 4 February 2026 show all updates

  1. The following correction was made to the report on 29 January 2026: on page 41, in paragraph 3.61 'a disciplinary investigation' was changed to 'an incident investigation.

  2. First published.

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