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Exhibit 230

Infected Blood Inquiry: Volume 2, People's Experiences and Treloar's

Exhibit 230 · Public inquiry report

Infected Blood Inquiry: Volume 2, People's Experiences and Treloar's

Parents were not given details, nor even core information, about their children’s treatment at Treloar’s for haemophilia.

Volume 2 of the Infected Blood Inquiry report. At Treloar's, parents were not given details, nor even core information, about their children's treatment for haemophilia. The inquiry concluded that the pupils were often regarded as objects for research, rather than first and foremost as children whose treatment should be firmly focused on their individual best interests alone, and that this was unethical and wrong. Volume 2 also records witness accounts of parents not told of infection risks.

Source
Infected Blood Inquiry, Sir Brian Langstaff
Date
20 May 2024
Quoted from
Volume 2, 2.2 Treloar's (PDF p. 209); summary conclusion at PDF p. 216
Grade
Primary record
Document
https://www.infectedbloodinquiry.org.uk/sites/default/files/Volume_2.pdf
Accessed
2026-11-09
Cited by
Findings citing this exhibit
Note
Printed pp. 167–169 and 209–216.

Cited by

Finding MED-13.2
Primary record The inquiry found that patients and parents were denied information needed for consent, including at Treloar's, where children underwent research without adequate explanation.