Government response
Not tracked (historical inquiry)
Delivery
No statement from the addressee found
Recommendation 59: Define next of kin
From The Royal Liverpool Children’s Inquiry — Full Report (HC 12-II), published 30 January 2001.
Recommendation
The class of persons relevant to the obtaining of fully informed consent shall be defined as the ‘next of kin’.
Jurisdiction: UK-wide
Page: 367
Reference: 11.1
Government response
No government response to this recommendation is on the record yet.
Delivery
No statement on delivery from the addressee has been found in the sources searched (last checked 27 February 2026). This is separate from the response above.
Source
Inquiry
Alder Hey Inquiry
Report
The Royal Liverpool Children’s Inquiry — Full Report (HC 12-II)
30 Jan 2001
Recommendation made
25.7 years ago