BRIS-189 Response Historic AI-assessed

Answer children's questions about their care truthfully and clearly

Recommendation

Children’s questions about their care must be answered truthfully and clearly.

Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
No specific government response document or implementation report for the Bristol Heart Inquiry recommendations was identified in the provided public sources. No specific legislation or policy mandating that children's questions about their care be answered truthfully and clearly was found. Therefore, insufficient public information exists to summarise progress on this recommendation.
How was this assessed?
Assessed by gemini-2.5-flash on 18 Mar 2026
Checked data held on this site (government responses, progress updates, independent evidence)
External sources searched: www.gov.uk, www.legislation.gov.uk, hansard.parliament.uk
This recommendation asks for cultural or behavioural change, which is difficult to verify objectively. The assessment is based on policy commitments, not measured outcomes.
Jurisdiction
UK-wide
Response
Historic

No government response recorded.

Source
Report Bristol Heart Inquiry — Final Report 18 Jul 2001
Recommendation age 24.7 yrs
Last formal update No formal updates