Sue Gray’s redacted report on the “partygate” allegations of lockdown-busting gatherings in No 10 and Whitehall has been published. 

The 12-page report has been published on the government website.

The limited version of the report had been made available to the public as Boris Johnson prepares to give a statement in Commons this afternoon.

Sue Gray found that “at least some of the gatherings” she investigated represent “a serious failure to observe not just the high standards expected of those working at the heart of Government but also of the standards expected of the entire British population at the time”.

The final line of the report reads: “There is significant learning to be drawn from these events which must be addressed immediately across Government. This does not need to wait for the police investigations to be concluded."

The scope of the report looked at: 

• 15 May 2020; a photograph showing a number of groups in the garden of No 10 Downing Street;

• 20 May 2020: a gathering in the garden of No 10 Downing Street for No 10 staff;

• 18 June 2020: a gathering in the Cabinet Office, 70 Whitehall on the departure of a No 10 private secretary;

• 19 June 2020: a gathering in the Cabinet room in No 10 Downing Street on the Prime Minister’s birthday;

• 13 November 2020:

o a gathering in the No 10 Downing Street flat;

o a gathering in No 10 Downing Street on the departure of a special adviser;

• 27 November 2020: a gathering in No 10 Downing Street on the departure of a special adviser;

• 10 December 2020: a gathering in the Department for Education ahead of the Christmas break;

• 15 December 2020: a gathering in No 10 Downing Street for an online Christmas quiz; 

• 17 December 2020:

o a gathering in Cabinet Office, 70 Whitehall to hold an online Christmas quiz for the Cabinet Secretary’s private office;

o a gathering in Cabinet Office, 70 Whitehall on the departure of a senior Cabinet Office official;

o a gathering in No 10 Downing Street on the departure of a No 10 official;

• 18 December 2020: a gathering in No 10 Downing Street ahead of the Christmas break;

• 14 January 2021; a gathering in No 10 Downing Street on the departure of two No 10 private secretaries;

• 16 April 2021: 

o A gathering in No 10 Downing Street on the departure of a senior No 10 official;

o A gathering in No 10 Downing Street on the departure of another No 10 official.

The report also states: "At times it seems there was too little thought given to what was happening across the country in considering the appropriateness of some of these gatherings, the risks they presented to public health and how they might appear to the public.

"There were failures of leadership and judgment by different parts of No 10 and the Cabinet Office at different times. Some of the events should not have been allowed to take place. Other events should not have been allowed to develop as they did.

And Ms Gray adds: "The excessive consumption of alcohol is not appropriate in a professional workplace at any time. Steps must be taken to ensure that every Government Department has a clear and robust policy in place covering the consumption of alcohol in the workplace."

Mr Johnson had earlier insisted “I stick absolutely to what I’ve said in the past” when questioned about his reported denials of any wrongdoing to Tory MPs.

Downing Street said it received the update from the inquiry team at around 11.20am on Monday, after Ms Gray and Mr Johnson spoke briefly a day earlier.

The Cabinet Office described the document Ms Gray handed the Prime Minister as an “update”, suggesting she may wish to publish a fuller version of the results of her inquiry after the Met completes its investigation. 

How to read the Sue Gray report in full

To read the report in full visit the government website.