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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 Note from Counsel
On 9 April 2025, the Inquiry announced that it will hold hearings on 7-8 May about the timeliness and adequacy of the Government’s response to compensation.
The Inquiry also announced that it would publish a Note from Counsel to the Inquiry outlining the issues likely to be explored at the hearings.
The Note from Counsel has now been published, and can be viewed here.
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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.
Inquiry updates timetable and opens registration for September hearings
We are opening registration for people who would like to attend the hearings during the weeks beginning 12 September and 19 September. You can find the latest timetable here.
We are asking that...
Inquiry publishes interim report
The Chair of the Inquiry, Sir Brian Langstaff, has today published a Report on Interim Payments. You can read it here and view a video of part of his statement here.
You can also read his...
Sir Brian Langstaff invites submissions on interim compensation payments
This morning, the Chair of the Inquiry, Sir Brian Langstaff made a statement ahead of hearings starting:.
“I have been reflecting on the evidence the Inquiry heard on Monday and Tuesday of this week...
Expert Group on statistics update
The statistics expert group is due to publish their report in September and give evidence at a hearing in early October.
Ahead of this, the convenor, Professor Stephen Evans, wrote to Sir Brian to...
Compensation Framework Study online
The Government has published the Compensation Framework Study report carried out by Sir Robert Francis QC. You can read it here.
Alongside the report, the Paymaster General, the Rt Hon. Michael...
Further information on submissions
The Inquiry has published an addition to its statement of approach on submissions, which now ends with further guidance on the written submissions core participants are invited to make.
As a general...