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Infected Blood Inquiry to Publish Additional Report
Since 20 May, when the Inquiry Report was published, the Inquiry has been contacted by many people infected and affected from across the UK. Long-standing campaigners as well as many concerned individuals have expressed their concerns about the way compensation is being implemented and the time it is taking.
The Inquiry is today publishing additional evidence - witness statements…
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Local meetings with the Inquiry team
The Inquiry will be holding local meetings for people infected and/or affected throughout the UK in the first months of 2020. The aim of these meetings is to update people on the work of the Inquiry...
Inquiry round-up
The three weeks hearing evidence from people infected and affected this autumn brought the total number of people who have given oral evidence to the Inquiry since April to 189. The Inquiry has also...
Judicial review process complete
In September, five clients of Malcomson Law issued judicial review proceedings against the Chair of the Inquiry. This process has now come to an end.
Four core participants were challenging the...
Newsletter
The most recent edition of the Infected Blood Inquiry newsletter has now been published. This is designed to provide a short update on the work of the Inquiry.
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Inquiry files paperwork in judicial review
Five clients of Malcomson Law have issued judicial review proceedings against the Chair of the Inquiry, Sir Brian Langstaff. We filed paperwork yesterday (3 October 2019) to the Administrative Court...
Public hearings factsheet
We have published a factsheet to provide information for those attending the hearings in London between 8 October and 1 November 2019.
London hearings factsheet.
Instruction letters for expert groups published
We have today (27 September 2019) published the first set of Letters of Instruction for five of our expert groups.
The letters have been sent to these five groups: psychosocial, hepatitis, HIV...
Timetable for public hearings 8 October - 1 November 2019 (London)
Timings are provisional and subject to change.
Week 1
Tuesday 8 October
From 09:30 Registration. Tea and coffee available
10:00 Witnesses 1 and 2 - Colin Turton and Denise Turton
1...
Sir Brian Langstaff writes to Public Health England
Sir Brian Langstaff has written to the Chief Executive of Public Health England (PHE) to express his disappointment at the lack of attention paid in a recent PHE report into hepatitis infection...
Change to dates for expert hearings
We previously announced that we would begin taking evidence from some of the Inquiry’s appointed experts in November.
The expert hearings will help place what we have already heard in a wider context...
Further nominees for expert groups put forward
Thirteen further people have been put forward to serve as part of the expert groups that are helping to inform our work.
Their role is to openly advise the Chair to help him get to the truth of what...
Newsletter
The fifth issue of the Infected Blood Inquiry newsletter has now been published. This is designed to provide a short update on the work of the Inquiry.
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