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The Bristol office and the hearing chamber
34 The Chairman and Panel considered that it was appropriate that Phase One of the Inquiry should be held in Bristol. In early autumn 1998 the Secretariat, with assistance from the DoH's estate management branch, viewed several buildings. In selecting suitable premises consideration was given to the following:
- central location and accessibility by public transport; and
- sufficient space to provide office accommodation and a hearing chamber on one site.
35 The premises selected consisted of three floors at 2-10 Temple Way, Bristol. The accommodation provided two floors of office space and a floor for use as a hearing chamber, with accommodation for participants, members of the public and the media.
36 The office space required little alteration, other than the erection of partition walling and the installation of cabling to support the IT infrastructure.
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