The Inquiry Report

More on Sir Brian Langstaff's remarks and Reflections from the Publication Day can be found here.

The Government published the Response to the Inquiry Report on 14 May 2025. You can read it here

1. Overview and Recommendations

  • Summary
  • Overview
  • Lessons to be Learned
  • Recommendations
  • List of Chapters
Read Volume 1 here

2. People’s Experiences and Treloar’s

Read Volume 2 here

3. What happened and why?

  • Basic Concepts
  • Knowledge
  • Blood Services
  • Blood Products and Addressing Risk
Read Volume 3 here

4. What happened and why?

  • Role of Government: Response to Risk
  • Haemophilia Centres: Policies and Practice
  • Pharmaceutical Companies
  • Haemophilia Society
Read Volume 4 here

5. What happened and why?

  • Blood Transfusion: Clinical Practice
  • Screening
  • Lookbacks
  • Public Health
  • vCJD
Read Volume 5 here

6. Response of Government and Public Bodies

  • The Initial Government Response 1985-1988
  • HIV Haemophilia Litigation
  • Macfarlane Trust
  • Government Response to HIV Infections through Blood Transfusion or Tissue Transfer
  • Eileen Trust
  • Government Response to Hepatitis C Infections
  • Skipton Fund
  • Government Response to the Archer Inquiry
  • Caxton Foundation
  • Medical Records
  • National Support Schemes
  • Access to Treatment
  • Inquests, Fatal Accident Inquiries and Death Certificates
Read Volume 6 here

7. Response of Government

  • Document Destruction
  • Self Sufficiency Report
  • Lines to Take
  • Delay in Holding a Public Inquiry
  • Accountability in the Absence of a Public Inquiry
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland and Wales
  • The Government’s Response to Calls for Compensation 2020-2024
  • Commentary on the Government Response
Read Volume 7 here