IBI-3c Accepted

Inquiry Website Preservation

Infected Blood Inquiry · Infected Blood Inquiry Final Report · Issued 20 May 2024 · Addressed to: UK Government

Source — verbatim from the inquiry

Inquiry recommendation

The Inquiry website is maintained online

Infected Blood Inquiry, Infected Blood Inquiry Final Report · 20 May 2024 Source PDF →

Published evidence summary

Publicly available evidence relating to this recommendation:

- The Government stated in December 2024 that the transfer of the Inquiry website to The National Archives was underway, and that options to maintain search functionality were being explored (Government Response to the Infected Blood Inquiry, Cabinet Office, December 2024).
- The Infected Blood Inquiry website remained accessible online as of March 2026.
- No published confirmation that permanent archiving with search functionality has been completed has been identified.

Response — verbatim from government

UK Government

The Inquiry website will be maintained with full functionality. Transfer to National Archives is under consideration.

UK Government · 14 May 2025 Written response →

Evidence trail — what's actually happened since

  • 15 Jan 2026 · IBCA Community Update As of 13 January 2026: 3,721 people asked to start claims, 3,546 begun process, 3,074 received offers totalling £2.47bn, 2,861 paid totalling £1.89bn. Third compensation regulations in force 31 December 2025. View source → Good Progress
  • 28 Oct 2025 · IBCA Independent Review IBCA has contacted 2,215 people to begin compensation claims; 1,934 started process. £812m+ paid via Horizon Shortfall Scheme. £11.8bn committed in Autumn Budget. View source → Reasonable Progress

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