The inquiry into Lucy Letby’s crimes has been given statutory footing at the request of her victims’ families. Letby, 33, was recently sentenced to a whole-life term for murdering seven babies and ...

The chair of the government’s national investigation into maternity care says she has not ruled out recommending a statutory inquiry into “shocking” standards of NHS care. Baroness Valerie Amos is set ...

Bradford should be one of the five focus areas of a new national inquiry into grooming gangs, according to the city's new ...

The family of Aoife Johnston, who died at University Hospital Limerick in 2022, have said they feel badly let down by the ...

The Tánaiste and the Minister for Health have said they intend to bring a memo to Government recommending a statutory public model of inquiry in relation to issues relating to the care of children ...

"One thing is abundantly clear; we as a society owe these women a debt." That was Louise Casey's assessment in her audit of group-based child sexual exploitation and abuse, published yesterday. Keir ...

As the number of MPs demanding justice for subpostmasters affected by Horizon IT system errors increases, calls for a full public inquiry into the scandal to be held on a statutory basis grow louder.

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

THE GOVERNMENT have agreed to hold a statutory public inquiry into spina bifida and scoliosis scandal. In a statement, the Department of Health confirmed the move tonight. They said: “Today, the ...

Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill and Tánaiste Simon Harris have agreed to bring a recommendation to Cabinet to establish a statutory public inquiry into spinal care for children with ...