Implementation Commitment Within 12 Months
Infected Blood Inquiry · Infected Blood Inquiry Final Report · Issued 20 May 2024 · Addressed to: UK Government
Government responseUK Government: Accepted (May 2025)
DeliveryUK Government says completed (May 2025)
Recommendation, verbatim from the inquiry
●Inquiry recommendation
Within the next 12 months, the Government should consider and either commit to implementing the recommendations which I make, or give sufficient reason, in sufficient detail for others to understand, why it is not considered appropriate to implement any one or more of them.
During that period, and before the end of this year – the Government should report back to Parliament as to the progress made on considering and implementing the recommendations.
This timetable should not interfere with earlier consideration and response to the Recommendations of the Second Interim Report of the Inquiry.
Infected Blood Inquiry, Infected Blood Inquiry Final Report · 20 May 2024 Source PDF →
Published evidence summary
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The UK Government stated in its May 2025 response, presented to Parliament by the Minister for the Cabinet Office, that its comprehensive document on the implementation of the recommendations by all of the UK's administrations replaced its December 2024 update and fulfilled the obligations set out in recommendation 12a (Cabinet Office response, May 2025; Cabinet Office, May 2025). The record holds no update since the UK Government's response of May 2025 (Cabinet Office response, May 2025).
AI-generated summary of the record on this page, checked by a second model and automatic checks, 26 Sep 2026.
Government response
●UK Government · Accepted · 14 May 2025
The Government understands that the delay on the part of successive governments to take heed of the need for a public inquiry to be held into this matter has led to a fundamental loss of trust in authority for those who have been infected and affected. The recommendations made in the Inquiry’s May 2024 report are being taken very seriously, with work being taken forward across Whitehall, with devolved governments, and external bodies to scrutinise and address them all in full. The Government Update in December 2024, fulfilled the obligations set out in recommendation 12b). This document is the Government’s comprehensive response on the implementation of the recommendations by all of the UK’s administrations. It replaces that document and fulfils the obligations set out in recommendation 12a). In August 2024, we published a summary of the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme. The detail set out on recommendation 1 fulfils the formal obligation to respond to the recommendations made in the Second Interim report. However, as we have outlined, the position on Compensation was not just informed by the Second Interim report, but also parliamentary debate, engagement with the Expert Group and engagement with the community, led by Sir Robert Francis.
Extract from: Full Government Response to the Infected Blood Inquiry's May 2024 Report
Delivery
●UK Government says completed · 14 May 2025
It replaces that document and fulfils the obligations set out in recommendation 12a).
From: Full Government Response to the Infected Blood Inquiry's May 2024 Report
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