The commissioners of the Commission of Enquiry into UDeCOTT and the construction sector have given the country the assurance that they have not yet begun to formulate their conclusions and that the report to be submitted to President George Maxwell Richards will be that of the remaining commissioners only.

In short, the commission appeared yesterday, in the wake of the resignation of former commissioner Israel Khan, to be giving the guarantee that the process has not been tainted. Khan admitted that a letter which he wrote to UDeCOTT and which slammed its boss, Calder Hart, might lead the ’reasonable man’ to conclude that he had an unconscious bias against Hart and therefore resigned.

In a release, the commission said its report would be that of the remaining commissioners-Kenneth Sirju, Desmond Thornhill and Prof John Uff, QC (chairman).

The commissioners said they intend to continue their work and to complete the remaining hearing in accordance with the timetable. The hearings will take place between September 7 and 12.

The commissioners expressed regret over Khan’s resignation, noting that Khan’s decision was ’entirely his own, and the other commissioners were not made aware of his intention to do so’.

’They (the commissioners) remain appreciative of the contribution that Mr Khan has made to the enquiry, but understand the reasons which had led to his resignation and regret his departure before the commission has completed its enquiry,’ the release said.