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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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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...
Inquiry updates timetable and opens registration for summer hearings
We are opening registration for people who would like to attend the hearings during the weeks beginning 27 June, 4 July, 11 July, 18 July and 25 July. You can find the latest timetable here.
We are...
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...
Inquiry opens registration for May and early June hearings
We are opening registration for people who would like to attend the hearings in the weeks beginning 9 May, 16 May and 6 June. You can find the latest timetable here.
We are asking that anyone who...
Inquiry provides further detail on summer hearings
The timetable has now confirmed most of the witnesses who will be giving evidence at hearings from 10 May to 16 September. The updated timetable is available here.
Over this period the Inquiry will...
Update on Sir Robert Francis compensation framework study
In his reply Rt Hon Michael Ellis MP, the Paymaster General, says that before publishing the report ‘work must be undertaken within Government to formalise our response, and I can confirm that work is...