under the control of a Minister. Notable Inquiries As of November 2021 there have been 29 inquiries established under the act with a further two announced. Of these, 17 have completed costing a total of £158m. Active Inquiries Some of the highest profile, open inquiries authorised under the act include: Grenfell Tower Inquiry Manchester Arena Inquiry into the Manchester Arena bombing Post Office Horizon IT inquiry into the British Post Office scandal - converted from an existing, non-statutory inquiry in September 2020 Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse - converted from an existing, non-statutory inquiry in July 2015 Infected Blood Inquiry into the Contaminated blood scandal in the United Kingdom UK Covid-19 Inquiry into the UK’s response to and impact of the Covid-19 pandemic Former Inquires Inquiry into failures at Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust The Litvinenko Inquiry into the Poisoning of Alexander Litvinenko Leveson Inquiry into the News International phone hacking scandal Repeals and revokes The Inquiries Act 2005 repealed or revoked all or part of the following acts of parliament or sections of acts: See also Public inquiry (public inquiries in different countries) References Halsbury's Statutes, External links The Inquiries Act 2005, as amended from the National Archives. The Inquiries Act 2005, as originally enacted from the National Archives. Explanatory notes to the Inquiries Act 2005. Department for Constitutional Affairs - Legislation - Inquiries Act. Snapshot dated 17 January 2009. From the National Archives. United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 2005