IHRD-95
Response
Accepted
AI-assessed
Legal Privilege Protocol
Recommendation
Given that the public is entitled to expect appropriate transparency from a publically funded service, the Department should bring forward protocol governing how and when legal privilege entitlement might properly be asserted by Trusts.
Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
According to the Official government response from 2018, the Department of Health NI established an Implementation Programme in March 2018 to address the Inquiry's recommendations, including bringing forward a protocol governing legal privilege assertions by Trusts. According to Department of Health NI Implementation Programme updates, as of January 2024, the development of this protocol was reported to be progressing. No specific protocol document or details of its contents have been made publicly available in the provided evidence.
How was this assessed?
Assessed by gemini-2.5-flash on 19 Mar 2026
Checked data held on this site (government responses, progress updates, independent evidence)
External sources searched: www.gov.uk, www.health-ni.gov.uk, www.legislation.gov.uk, hansard.parliament.uk
Jurisdiction
Northern Ireland
Response
Accepted
Response
Accepted
Accepted
Department of Health NI
01 Mar 2018
Protocol development for legal privilege assertions by Trusts progressing.
Source
Inquiry
Hyponatraemia Inquiry
Report
Report of the Inquiry into Hyponatraemia-related Deaths
31 Jan 2018
Responsible Bodies
Department of Health NI
Primary
Themes & Tags
Recommendation age
8.1 yrs
Last formal update
783 days ago