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The findings from senior civil servant Sue Gray have been published in a 12-page document.
Sky's deputy political editor Sam Coates has been going through the document line-by-line. Click on the highlighted text to read his explanation of why that passage is significant.
Police investigating gathering in PM's flat
Setting out her findings, Ms Gray lists the events which she investigated. They include:
• 13 November 2020 - a gathering in the No 10 Downing Street flat; a gathering in No 10 Downing Street on the departure of a special adviser
Evidence of other gatherings won't be shared with PM yet
• "At the request of the police I have provided the material compiled in the course of my investigation relevant to the gatherings that they are now investigating. I have also been asked to retain all the other information collected in the course of this work, which I have confirmed that I will do. I will therefore ensure the secure storage and safekeeping of all the information gathered until such time as it may be required further. I will not be circulating the information internally within government."
Gray could not provide 'meaningful report' after Met Police intervention
• "As a result of the Metropolitan Police's investigations, and so as not to prejudice the police investigative process, they have told me that it would only be appropriate to make minimal reference to the gatherings on the dates they are investigating. Unfortunately, this necessarily means that I am extremely limited in what I can say about those events and it is not possible at present to provide a meaningful report setting out and analysing the extensive factual information I have been able to gather."
Gray attacks 'failure of leadership'
• "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."
Number of gatherings 'should have not have been allowed'
• "A number of these gatherings should not have been allowed to take place or to develop in the way that they did. 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."