Recommendation IBI-12e: PACAC Role for Future Inquiries
From Infected Blood Inquiry Final Report, published 20 May 2024.
Recommendation
PACAC should accept the role in respect of any future statutory inquiry of reviewing government’s timetable for consideration of recommendations, and of its progress towards implementation of that inquiry’s recommendations.
In brief (written by this site)
The Inquiry asked the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee to review future inquiry recommendations. In May 2025, the UK Government stated that it accepted the principles behind the proposal, noting that the role is for Parliament to consider (Cabinet Office response, May 2025). It added that it is actively considering wider inquiry reforms, including examining how to ensure effective transparency and accountability around recommendation responses and implementation (Cabinet Office response, May 2025). It stated that it will provide updates as this work progresses and publish progress on an accessible dashboard in due course (Cabinet Office response, May 2025). The record holds nothing dated later than the response of May 2025 (Cabinet Office response, May 2025).
Sources
AI-generated summary of the record on this page, checked by a second model and automatic checks, 19 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
No statement on delivery from UK Government has been found in the sources searched (last checked 11 June 2026). This is separate from the response above.
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Who has spoken
- UK Government
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