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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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Further members for expert groups put forward ahead of witness hearings
Fourteen 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...
Public hearings factsheet
We have published a factsheet to provide information for those attending the hearings in London between 30 April and 10 May 2019.
London hearings factsheet
Timetable for public hearings 30 April 2019 - 3 May 2019
Timings are provisional and subject to change.
Tuesday 30 April
From 09:30 Registration. Tea and coffee available
10:30 Opening remarks from Sir Brian Langstaff and Jenni Richards QC
...Chair welcomes waiving of legal privilege by National Health Service Blood and Transplant
The Chair of the Infected Blood Inquiry, Sir Brian Langstaff, has welcomed the decision by the National Health Service Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) to waive their rights to legal professional...
Inquiry publishes General Restriction Order
During our hearings, individual witnesses’ statements will be published on our website after they have spoken.
Some of the information in those statements will be redacted. We have today published a...
Inquiry publishes finance report
We have today published our financial report which details the Inquiry’s annual position of expenditure for the 2018-19 financial year up to 30 March 2019.
Inquiry Finance Report - March 2019, Pdf...
Newsletter
The third 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.
Please click on the link below to view the...
Insight: How the hearings will work
Public witness hearings for the Inquiry begin in April. To help those attending or interested in following proceedings we explain how the hearings will work below.
Hearings begin in London on 30...
Register your interest in attending Inquiry hearings
The Inquiry is holding hearings from 30 April in London, Belfast, Leeds, Edinburgh and Cardiff (dates can be found here) at which people infected and affected will give their personal testimony.
Each...
Guidance on how witnesses will be questioned
The public hearings for the Inquiry begin at the end of April and we have now published the guidance that outlines how witnesses will be questioned during the hearings.
The Inquiry is not a trial and...
Insight: The work of the Inquiry - legal team
The Inquiry has a large team of experienced lawyers who are working to ensure the Inquiry is meeting its terms of reference and abiding by its statutory obligations.
Our lawyers have a range of...
Inquiry formally confirms appointment of expert group members
We are today able to formally confirm the first 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 will help...