Recommendation IBI-12d: PACAC Oversight of Implementation
From Infected Blood Inquiry Final Report, published 20 May 2024.
Recommendation
The Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee (“PACAC”) should review both the progress towards responding to the Inquiry’s recommendations and, to the extent that they are accepted, implementing those recommendations.
In brief (written by this site)
The Inquiry asked that a parliamentary committee review progress on responding to and implementing recommendations. Nick Thomas-Symonds, Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office, stated to the House of Commons in July 2025 that he had asked the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee (PACAC) to scrutinise implementation of recommendations, describing action on implementation but not on progress towards responding to recommendations (Nick Thomas-Symonds, Jul 2025). Sir Brian Langstaff, Chair of the Infected Blood Inquiry, stated in oral evidence to the committee in June 2026 that following up recommendations was a role for a body such as the committee rather than an inquiry itself (Sir Brian Langstaff, Jun 2026). The Minister stated that it is for the committee to outline how it will approach that work (Nick Thomas-Symonds, Jul 2025).
AI-generated summary of the record on this page, checked by a second model and automatic checks, 5 Oct 2026. The record below is the sources' own words.
Government response
The Government accepts the principles behind recommendations 12d) and 12e), and notes that they are for Parliament to consider. Alongside the UK Government's response to the House of Lords Statutory Inquiries Committee report, the UK Government is actively considering where there is scope for wider reforms to the frameworks within which inquiries are set up, run and concluded. As part of this, the UK Government will also examine how best to ensure more effective transparency and accountability around the response to inquiry recommendations and the implementation of those which are accepted. The Government will update Parliament as this work progresses.
Next Steps
As progress continues to be made against the Inquiry’s recommendations, the relevant government leads will report on the recommendations for which they are responsible. We are committed to transparency and accountability, and will be publishing the Government’s progress via a publicly accessible dashboard in due course, which will be regularly updated as progress is made.
Delivery
Cabinet Office says in progress (21 July 2025)
I am pleased to confirm that I have asked the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee to take on the role of scrutinising implementation of the inquiry’s recommendations in the May 2024 and July 2025 reports. It is for the Committee to outline how it will approach that work, but I trust that it will see fit to follow the example of the inquiry through scrutiny of the design and delivery of compensation.
What other bodies have found
In their own words. These do not change the delivery statement above.
Infected Blood Inquiry (30 June 2026)
I do not think it is for an inquiry to follow up recommendations itself and see whether they have been implemented. That is a role for a body such as this, which is why I recommended that PACAC should take on that role.
From: Oral evidence: Inquiry into the recommendations of the Infected Blood Inquiry (Stage 1)
Responsible bodies
Themes and tags
Who has spoken
- UK Government
Response - Cabinet Office
Delivery statement - Infected Blood Inquiry
Finding