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Please see below the latest news articles from the Infected Blood Inquiry and check back regularly for further updates.
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Inquiry publishes financial report
We have published a report which details the Inquiry’s annual expenditure for the 2024-25 financial year up to 31 March 2025, following the sponsor department, the Cabinet Office, laying their audited accounts.
The report shows that the Inquiry spent £5.511 million in 2024-25. This was the lowest annual spend to date and 2025-26 will be lower.
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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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Inquiry confirms second round of appointments of expert group members
We are today able to formally confirm the second round of appointments to the expert groups who will be providing advice to the Inquiry in a transparent and open way.
Experts from a range of fields...
Further dates announced for witness hearings
We can now confirm the dates of the three weeks in London in October when further evidence from people infected and affected will be heard.
The three weeks in October are:
Tuesday 8 October to...
Public hearings factsheet - Cardiff (23-26 July)
We have published a factsheet to provide information for those attending the hearings in Cardiff between 23-26 July 2019.
Cardiff hearings factsheet