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(1) Overview

1. This report is the product of my investigation into the facts surrounding the formal complaints made about the conduct of the Right Honourable Dominic Raab MP, Deputy Prime Minister, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice (the "DPM"). The report sets out, to the extent consistent with upholding the important principle of confidentiality, my findings of fact. In the interest of transparency, it also addresses the process which I adopted and my approach to evidence, including the representations made by the DPM.

2. The investigation was conducted on the basis of the confidentiality of the identity of those who participated as witnesses. As a result, it has been possible only to include the most general reference to the factual detail in order to avoid identification or the risk of identification.

3. It is important, for a proper understanding of its content, to read the report as a whole.

(2) The Terms of Reference and the Complaints

4. On 23 November 2022 the Prime Minister appointed me as an independent investigator in respect of what were then two formal complaints about the conduct of the DPM. The appointment was made pursuant to published Terms of Reference (the "Terms of Reference").

5. The Terms of Reference state as follows:

The Prime Minister has appointed Adam Tolley KC to conduct an independent investigation into two formal complaints which have been made about the conduct of the Rt Hon Dominic Raab MP, the Deputy Prime Minister, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice. As an independent investigator, Adam Tolley KC has been asked to:

1. establish the specific facts surrounding the formal complaint made on 15 November about Mr Raab's conduct at the Ministry of Justice;

2. establish the specific facts surrounding the formal complaint made on 15 November about Mr Raab's conduct at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.

Information provided to the investigator is provided in confidence.