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Inquiry publishes financial report
We have published a report which details the Inquiry’s annual expenditure for the 2023-24 financial year up to 30 March 2024.
The report shows that the Inquiry spent £10.301 million in 2023-24. Like last year, the Inquiry's investigation work was the largest item of expenditure.
You can download the 2023-24 financial report here, and find all of the Inquiry’s financial…
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Sir Brian Langstaff calls on new sponsor Minister to cut through problems with psychological and financial support
The Chair of the Infected Blood Inquiry, Sir Brian Langstaff, has replied to the Paymaster General’s confirmation of her appointment as sponsor Minister.
Noting that the Inquiry is a priority for...
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...
Newsletter
Over the next few months, the Inquiry will provide more regular updates on its ongoing work.
The most recent edition of the Infected Blood Inquiry newsletter has now been published and you can view...
Inquiry publishes finance report
We have today (Thursday 30th April) published our latest financial report which details the Inquiry's annual expenditure for the 2019-20 financial year, up to 31 March 2020.
The report details that...
Inquiry publishes individual written statements
Over eleven weeks of hearings last year, the Inquiry heard oral evidence from people who have been infected and affected by treatment with infected blood or blood products. The written statements made...
Inquiry files paperwork in judicial review
A core participant client of Collins Solicitors has issued judicial review proceedings against a procedural decision of the Chair of the Inquiry, Sir Brian Langstaff, choosing one of the two courses...
Medical Ethics expert report published
We have today (Tuesday 7th April) published the report of the Inquiry’s Expert Group on Medical Ethics.
The 130-page report discusses the ethical principles that should govern and inform clinical...
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.
You can view the newsletter below.
Un...
Further instruction letters for expert groups published
We have today (Friday 20 March) published two further Supplemental Letters of Instruction, one to each of the hepatitis and psychosocial expert groups. These Letters contain additional questions...
Inquiry files paperwork in judicial review
A client of Collins Solicitors has issued judicial review proceedings against a decision of the Chair of the Inquiry, Sir Brian Langstaff. We filed paperwork yesterday (18 March 2020) to the...
Change to dates for next hearings
We previously announced that the next Inquiry hearings would be in June and July 2020 when we would hear evidence from clinicians and others who can shed light on the policies and practices of...
Sir Brian Langstaff calls for specialist psychological support across the UK
Sir Brian Langstaff has repeated his call for specialist psychological support to be made available for people infected and affected by the use of infected blood and blood products. The Infected Blood...