More whitewash, anyone?
From the BBC's Norman Smith at Millbank:

The Butler committee set up to investigate the intelligence on Iraq, has announced that it will carry out its review in private.

The committee will not issue any statements about the progress of its work until the publication of the final report, expected before the summer recess.

It will begin by accumulating written material relating to the intelligence. In April it will begin taking oral evidence. Witnesses will be questioned by the committee and not by legal counsel. Consideration will be given to protecting the identity of individual witnesses should they request it.

The committee will "focus principally on structures, systems and processes rather than on the actions of indviduals."

Anyone who has information they want to put to the inquiry has been asked to submit it by March 31st.

Downing Street has said ti will cooperate fully with the inquiry.

Surprise, sur-fucking-prise.