Demands have increased for the inquiry to be led by a judge to compel witnesses to appear
Asked by reporters on Monday if the Government has ruled out holding a statutory inquiry, the Prime Minister’s official spokesman said: “No, I think as you heard the Prime Minister say this morning, we are focused on the outcomes, the most important thing is to make sure families get the answers they need and that it’s possible to learn the lessons, that it’s done transparently and that it happens as quickly as possible. And that’s crucial.
But concerns have been raised by Tory MPs, former nurses leaders and lawyers representing the victims’ families that a non-statutory inquiry would allow figures involved to avoid engaging with the process. A decision is expected to be made by the DHSC later this week. Asked whether it should be upgraded to a judge-led probe, with the power to compel witnesses to appear before it, the Prime Minister said: “I think the important thing for the inquiry to do is make sure that families get the answers that they need, that it is possible for us to learn the lessons from what happened, everything conducted transparently, and to happen as quickly as possible.
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