Letby inquiry witnesses can be forced to give evidence

THE inquiry into the murders by Lucy Letby will now be made statutory, meaning witnesses can be forced to give evidence.

- Jan Disley

Health Secretary Steve Barclay announced the decision after meeting families who had been bereaved.

When the probe was first announced, the Government said it would be non-statutory, meaning it cannot compel witnesses to attend or force evidence to be handed over.

Ministers said then that a non-statutory inquiry was often quicker, enabling the truth to be uncovered sooner.

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