IHRD-95
Response
Accepted
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:
- The Department of Health NI reported that guidance on legal professional privilege in the context of SAI investigations had been reviewed (IHRD Implementation Programme, Department of Health NI, March 2018).
- No independent published verification of implementation has been identified.
- No independent published verification of implementation has been identified.
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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
8.5 yrs
Last formal update
910 days ago