Oral evidenceSelect & Joint CommitteesTuesday, 30 June 202609:30

Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee: Inquiry into the recommendations of the Infected Blood Inquiry (Stage 1)

Committee hears from witnesses

The Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee is opening a formal inquiry into how the government should implement the recommendations from the Infected Blood Inquiry, a public inquiry that examined one of the UK's worst public health scandals. The inquiry examined contamination of blood products that infected thousands of haemophiliacs and transfusion patients with HIV and hepatitis C from the 1970s onwards. This first stage of the committee's work will gather evidence on what changes are needed to act on those recommendations, likely covering compensation, NHS accountability, and systemic safeguards.

This affects thousands of infected patients and their families who suffered serious harm from contaminated NHS blood products, many of whom have campaigned for decades for justice and compensation. The inquiry's findings carry implications for how government responds to major public health failures, NHS governance, and victim redress—setting precedent for how such catastrophic institutional failures are handled and remedied.

Health & NHS Social Care

Committee mentioned:Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee