Preparation and conference.
£1,190.00 Amount£238.00 VAT£1,428.00 Total
The work falls into four broad phases
Nearly half of the pre-VAT spend shown in the unique invoices falls in December and January, when the descriptions are dominated by interviews, witness evidence, notes and interview administration.
16 October-14 November 2025
Scoping and Terms of Reference
£4,230.83before VAT · £5,077.00 incl. VAT8 December 2025-31 January 2026
Witness interviews and evidence gathering
£24,553.84before VAT · £29,464.60 incl. VAT3 February-31 March 2026
SAR and document review
£7,955.00before VAT · £9,546.00 incl. VAT5-28 May 2026
Final interviews and report drafting
£14,510.00before VAT · £17,412.00 incl. VATLine-by-line timeline
Invoice descriptions are reproduced verbatim, including abbreviations, capitalisation and apparent typos. The categories are editorial labels. Each entry shows the invoiced amount, VAT and total.
Source note: wording such as “TORs”, “re”, “pref”, “noites” and the apparently truncated “sorting out notes of W3, con” is retained exactly as it appears on the invoices rather than being corrected.
October 2025
Correspondence.
£45.00 Amount£9.00 VAT£54.00 Total
Working on draft Terms of References.
£640.00 Amount£128.00 VAT£768.00 Total
Call with Instructing Solicitor.
£455.00 Amount£91.00 VAT£546.00 Total
Commenting on TORs.
£180.00 Amount£36.00 VAT£216.00 Total
Meeting.
£475.00 Amount£95.00 VAT£570.00 Total
November 2025
Additional work on TORs.
£225.00 Amount£45.00 VAT£270.00 Total
Commenting on drafts.
£135.00 Amount£27.00 VAT£162.00 Total
Correspondence including with potential interviewees.
£320.00 Amount£64.00 VAT£384.00 Total
Correspondence with and about potential witnesses.
£410.00 Amount£82.00 VAT£492.00 Total
Telephone conference.
£155.83 Amount£31.17 VAT£187.00 Total
December 2025
Collating and considering evidence provided by parents, then interview 1.
£3,985.00 Amount£797.00 VAT£4,782.00 Total
Preparing and interview 2, correspondence and work on notes of interview 1 and privacy note. Arranging additional interviews.
£1,375.00 Amount£275.00 VAT£1,650.00 Total
Sorting out and sending witness 2 notes, interview with witness 3.
£1,050.00 Amount£210.00 VAT£1,260.00 Total
sorting out notes of W3, con
£183.33 Amount£36.67 VAT£220.00 Total
investigation-related admin (meeting arrangements) and finalising noites of W3 and sending same
£779.17 Amount£155.83 VAT£935.00 Total
Expense claim for following :- Meeting room at Ibis Bristol Temple Meads Quay.
£180.00 Amount£36.00 VAT£216.00 Total
Expense claim for following :- train tickets.
£183.70 Amount£36.74 VAT£220.44 Total
Travel to, waiting and meeting in Bristol with W4 and return (during travel time I prepped for the meeting and sorted out notes of meeting).
£3,710.00 Amount£742.00 VAT£4,452.00 Total
Preparation for and meeting with Witness 5 and processing recording, finalising notes of Witness 3.
£1,280.00 Amount£256.00 VAT£1,536.00 Total
Dealing with evidence provided by witnesses and settling draft notes of interview with witness 5.
£1,510.00 Amount£302.00 VAT£1,812.00 Total
January 2026
Admin - consideration of next interviewees and correspondence setting up meetings.
£365.00 Amount£73.00 VAT£438.00 Total
Investigation-related admin (arranging interviews) and considering evidence from interviewee.
£225.00 Amount£45.00 VAT£270.00 Total
Interviews (2) and admin relating thereto plus arrangements for additional interviews.
£960.00 Amount£192.00 VAT£1,152.00 Total
Preparation and interview.
£455.00 Amount£91.00 VAT£546.00 Total
Interview and settling notes of three interviews conducted this week.
£1,830.00 Amount£366.00 VAT£2,196.00 Total
Settling notes of interview and dealing with queries/ comments from interviewees. Chasing for confirmation of notes.
£595.00 Amount£119.00 VAT£714.00 Total
Interview and sorting out notes.
£455.00 Amount£91.00 VAT£546.00 Total
Correspondence with interviewees, settling notes of interview (14.1).
£550.00 Amount£110.00 VAT£660.00 Total
Considering lines of evidence gathering.
£825.00 Amount£165.00 VAT£990.00 Total
Expense claim for following :- Document direct - dictation and transcription during course of December 2025.
£754.07 Amount£150.81 VAT£904.88 Total
Interview and work on questions for the Council and communication thereof.
£870.00 Amount£174.00 VAT£1,044.00 Total
Correspondence with witnesses/ finalising notes.
£500.00 Amount£100.00 VAT£600.00 Total
Interview and related admin.
£275.00 Amount£55.00 VAT£330.00 Total
Correspondence with witnesses and consideration of additional evidence and finalising draft notes for witness.
£595.00 Amount£119.00 VAT£714.00 Total
Investigation-related admin (email to IS and witness).
£45.00 Amount£9.00 VAT£54.00 Total
Admin (correspondence re interview notes).
£90.00 Amount£18.00 VAT£108.00 Total
Considering Bristol thematic report recommended by HW.
£225.00 Amount£45.00 VAT£270.00 Total
Expense claim for following :- Dictation & Transcription Services during January 2026
£703.57 Amount£140.71 VAT£844.28 Total
February 2026
Correspondence re notes and evidence.
£90.00 Amount£18.00 VAT£108.00 Total
Checking and corresponding re SARs materials provided.
£90.00 Amount£18.00 VAT£108.00 Total
Correspondence about evidence.
£90.00 Amount£18.00 VAT£108.00 Total
Consideration of evidence, conference.
£730.00 Amount£146.00 VAT£876.00 Total
March 2026
Considering redacted SARs and advising what materials I need in unredacted form.
£2,015.00 Amount£403.00 VAT£2,418.00 Total
Considering JS SARs.
£550.00 Amount£110.00 VAT£660.00 Total
Finalising consideration of JS SARs and requesting unredacted documents.
£1,235.00 Amount£247.00 VAT£1,482.00 Total
Reviewing HH unredacted 2024 SAR.
£595.00 Amount£119.00 VAT£714.00 Total
Accessing additional evidence provided and collating with redacted materials in respect of which requests were made, correspondence.
£1,600.00 Amount£320.00 VAT£1,920.00 Total
Further consideration of documents received.
£365.00 Amount£73.00 VAT£438.00 Total
Further work on evidence.
£595.00 Amount£119.00 VAT£714.00 Total
May 2026
Sorting out interview notes NW and VJ.
£455.00 Amount£91.00 VAT£546.00 Total
Working on VJ notes.
£365.00 Amount£73.00 VAT£438.00 Total
Preparing for and interview with KM and sending off recording for transcription, completing VJ notes and sorting GR notes.
£1,925.00 Amount£385.00 VAT£2,310.00 Total
Call with HW and RA and pref for and meeting with Kate M.
£870.00 Amount£174.00 VAT£1,044.00 Total
Work on Kathleen M notes.
£550.00 Amount£110.00 VAT£660.00 Total
Preparing for AH interview, finalising interview notes with VJ, GR and Kate M and correspondence, considering additional evidence.
£1,555.00 Amount£311.00 VAT£1,866.00 Total
Preparing for and interview with AH, working on draft report.
£3,480.00 Amount£696.00 VAT£4,176.00 Total
Working on report.
£2,655.00 Amount£531.00 VAT£3,186.00 Total
Working on AH notes and report.
£2,655.00 Amount£531.00 VAT£3,186.00 Total
Invoices and PDF previews
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16-24 October 2025
Invoice INVAM401
Opening work: preparation, conference and draft Terms of Reference.
£2,330.00Amount£466.00VAT£2,796.00Total
Open PDFInvoice date: 4 November 2025
30 October-14 November 2025
Invoice INVAM409
Terms of Reference, drafts, potential witnesses and conferences.
£1,900.83Amount£380.17VAT£2,281.00Total
Open PDFInvoice date: 2 December 2025
8-29 December 2025
Invoice INVAM416
Parent/witness evidence, numbered witness interviews, travel and meeting expenses.
£14,236.20Amount£2,847.24VAT£17,083.44Total
Open PDFInvoice date: 8 January 2026
5-31 January 2026
Invoice INVAM419
Further interviews, notes, evidence gathering, Council questions and transcription costs.
£10,317.64Amount£2,063.52VAT£12,381.16Total
Open PDFInvoice date: 3 February 2026
3-27 February 2026
Invoice INVAM424
Correspondence, SAR materials, evidence review and a conference.
£1,000.00Amount£200.00VAT£1,200.00Total
Open PDFInvoice date: 3 March 2026
2-5 March 2026
Invoice INVAM427
Review of redacted and unredacted SAR material, including JS and HH SARs.
£4,395.00Amount£879.00VAT£5,274.00Total
Open PDFInvoice date: 25 March 2026
30-31 March 2026
Invoice INVAM430
Additional evidence, redacted material and further document consideration.
£2,560.00Amount£512.00VAT£3,072.00Total
Open PDFInvoice date: 7 April 2026
5-28 May 2026
Invoice INVAM439
Interview notes, later interviews and substantial work on the draft report.
£14,510.00Amount£2,902.00VAT£17,412.00Total
Open PDFInvoice date: 1 June 2026
Method note
How the totals are handled
The site counts invoice references INVAM401, INVAM409, INVAM416, INVAM419, INVAM424, INVAM427, INVAM430 and INVAM439 once each. Bristol City Council Finance confirmed that INVAM439 was entered on the ledger twice, but the second entry was reversed before payment. The totals therefore count the invoice once.
Explicit expenses are the Ibis meeting room, train tickets, and December/January dictation and transcription charges. Other invoice lines may include administrative work, travel time or bundled activity, but they are not treated as expenses unless the invoice itself labels them that way.
Timeline descriptions are transcribed from the invoice description fields rather than rewritten into plain English. Apparent errors or abbreviations in the source are retained so that the webpage can be checked directly against the PDFs.