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- 19 May 2020
Judicial review process complete
In March and April, a client of Collins Law issued two separate judicial review proceedings against the Chair of the Inquiry. This process has now come to an end. The proceedings were issued against two decisions made by the Chair of the Inquiry, Sir Brian Langstaff, in relation to the award of costs. The court dismissed both challenges as being totally without merit. The…
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- 24 September 2019
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...
- 19 September 2019
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...
- 16 September 2019
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...
- 28 August 2019
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...
- 20 August 2019
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.
Please click on the link below to view the...
- 5 August 2019
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...
- 26 July 2019
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...
- 15 July 2019
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
- 15 July 2019
Timetable for public hearings 23-26 July 2019 (Cardiff)
Timings are provisional and subject to change.
Tuesday 23 July
From 09:30 Registration. Tea and coffee available
10:00 Witness 1 - Karisa Jones
11:00 Break. Tea and coffee...
- 27 June 2019
Newsletter
The fourth 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...
- 24 June 2019
Public hearings factsheet
We have published a factsheet to provide information for those attending the hearings in Edinburgh between 2-11 July 2019.
Edinburgh hearings factsheet
- 24 June 2019
Timetable for public hearings 2-5 and 8-11 July 2019 (Edinburgh)
Timings are provisional and subject to change.
Tuesday 2 July
From 09:30 Registration. Tea and coffee available
10:00 Witness 1 - Alison Bennett
11:00 Break. Tea and coffee...