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Inquiry issues letter about siblings and compensation
The Chair of the Infected Blood Inquiry has written to the Paymaster General about siblings who are ineligible for compensation.
Since the publication of the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme Summary in August 2024, the Inquiry has been contacted by groups representing affected siblings who would be ineligible for compensation under the criteria in the Summary.
You can read Sir…
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Inquiry publishes expert report on childhood bereavement
The Inquiry has published a report by the psychosocial expert group on the impacts on children who were bereaved due to their parent(s) having been treated with infected blood products or blood.
In...
Inquiry publishes timetable for final oral submissions
The Inquiry has published the timetable for the weeks beginning 16, 23 and 30 January. The updated timetable is available here.
During this fortnight the Inquiry will hear oral submissions from...
Supplementary letter on virology issued to Hepatitis expert group
The Infected Blood Inquiry has commissioned a supplementary report from the virology and blood transfusion experts in the hepatitis expert group (convened by Professor Graham Cooke). The Inquiry has...
Inquiry publishes timetable for evidence relevant to potential recommendations
The Inquiry has published the timetable for the weeks beginning 7 November and 14 November. The updated timetable is available here.
During this fortnight the Inquiry will hear evidence that is...
Further instruction letter to Psychosocial expert group published
The Infected Blood Inquiry has commissioned a supplementary report, from the psychosocial expert group (convened by Professor John Weinman) about the psychosocial impacts on children bereaved in...
Inquiry publishes report by the Statistics Expert Group
The Inquiry has published a report by the Statistics Expert Group. The report gives the group’s findings from their investigations into the number of infections from blood and blood products in the UK...
Local meetings with the Inquiry team
The Inquiry will be holding local meetings for people infected and affected across the UK in the weeks of 17 October and 24 October. The aim of these meetings for Inquiry participants is to share...
Inquiry publishes expert report on Public Health and Administration
The Inquiry has published a report on public health and public administration. The report outlines the principles of public administration and public health, record keeping in the NHS, and the systems...
Inquiry publishes financial annual report
The Inquiry has published a financial report which details the Inquiry’s annual expenditure for the 2021-22 financial year up to 31 March 2022.
The report shows that the Inquiry spent £32.52 million...
Inquiry publishes timetable for further evidence from panels and expert groups
The Inquiry has published the timetable for the weeks beginning 26 September and 3 October.
During this fortnight the Inquiry will hear evidence from panels of people infected and affected giving...
Newsletter
The most recent edition of the Infected Blood Inquiry newsletter has now been published and you can view this in the link provided below.
If you would like to access past newsletters issued by the...
UK Government announces interim compensation payments following Inquiry recommendation
You can read the government press release here.
The letter from Rt Hon Paymaster General Michael Ellis MP to Inquiry Chair Sir Brian Langstaff is here.