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Infected Blood Inquiry

Completed
Chair Sir Brian Langstaff Judge / Judiciary
Established 24 Sep 2018
Final Report 20 May 2024
Commissioned by Cabinet Office Commissioned by the Prime Minister

Examining how thousands of NHS patients were infected with HIV and Hepatitis C through contaminated blood products in the 1970s and 1980s. Found the scandal could largely have been avoided and victims were failed by the NHS, government, and blood services.

5 years, 8 months Duration
£146.2m Total Cost
2,007 Core Participants
Inquiry Website Official Statement Terms of Reference
Government Response
Accepted 74
Accepted in Part 28
Under Review 1
Total Recommendations 103
Data last updated: 21 Jul 2025 · Source
Data verified: 16 Mar 2026 (import)
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52 debates 266 questions 20 statements since Sep 2017
Written Question Haemophilia: Research
Jamie Stone (Liberal Democrat)
24 Feb 2026
Written Question Infected Blood Inquiry: Medical Records
Jamie Stone (Liberal Democrat)
24 Feb 2026
Written Question Infected Blood Compensation Scheme
Andrew George (Liberal Democrat)
20 Feb 2026
Written Question Infected Blood Compensation Scheme
Max Wilkinson (Liberal Democrat)
06 Feb 2026
Written Question Infected Blood Compensation Scheme
Andrew George (Liberal Democrat)
05 Feb 2026
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All Activity (341)
Title Volume Publication Date Recs Links
Additional Report on Compensation Additional 09 Jul 2025 26
Infected Blood Inquiry Final Report Final 20 May 2024 58
First Interim Report Interim 1 29 Jul 2022 1
Second Interim Report Interim 2 05 Apr 2023 18
11 Jul 2017
Inquiry Announced

Prime Minister Theresa May announced a public inquiry.

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11 Jul 2017
Chair Appointed

Sir Brian Langstaff appointed as Chair.

25 Jul 2018
Terms of Reference Set

Terms of Reference published.

Source
30 Apr 2019
Hearings Begin

Public hearings commenced.

19 Jul 2022
First Interim Report

Interim report on compensation framework.

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05 Apr 2023
Second Interim Report

Second interim report with further compensation recommendations.

20 May 2024
Final Report Published

Final report published finding decades of cover-up.

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21 May 2024
Government Apology

Prime Minister issued full apology in Parliament.

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23 Aug 2024
Compensation Scheme Opens

Infected Blood Compensation Scheme formally established.

01 Dec 2024
First Payments Made

First compensation payments made to eligible infected persons.

Total Inquiry Cost (Cumulative) £146,162,778
to Mar 2025 Total Expenditure April 2018 - March 2025
Cost Breakdown (to Mar 2025)
Inquiry Legal Costs £67,290,993 Panel remuneration & Counsel to the Inquiry
Core Participant Legal Costs £27,242,761 Legal funding for core participants
Staff £12,394,166
Accommodation £7,767,036
Technology £8,536,884
Safeguarding £1,496,720
Other £21,434,218
Cumulative total over 7 years. Investigation team (41.5% of total) includes paralegals, investigators and lawyers working on the Inquiry. Participant support includes travel and psychological support for core participants.
Cost History
Period Total Inquiry Legal CP Legal Source
Mar 2025 (cum.) £146,162,778 £67,290,993 £27,242,761
Mar 2025 £5,511,059 £1,514,906 £603,277
Mar 2024 £10,301,344 £5,354,237 £937,131
Mar 2023 £28,254,992 £11,694,492 £7,154,110
Mar 2022 £32,522,939 £15,491,533 £5,778,813
Mar 2021 £34,270,948 £20,797,365 £4,505,612
Mar 2020 £25,992,907 £9,959,119 £5,742,876
Mar 2019 £9,308,693 £2,479,341 £2,520,943
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Recommendations (1)

IBI-A-7c
Under Consideration
Unethical Research Award Amount Review
Recommendation
The Minister consider whether the £10,000 (£15,000 for Treloar's pupils) should in justice be increased and further decides what sum he considers accords most closely with the general public's sense of justice and fairness in respect of an individual being … Read more
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