The comments made by Wes Streeting, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, on 13 May 2026.
The families in Sussex who have campaigned so tirelessly for this review have shown extraordinary courage. Their commitment to ensuring no other families suffer what they have is admirable, and they deserve the full truth about what happened to them and their babies.
The scope we have set out is deliberately broad and inclusive with all eligible cases included automatically unless families choose otherwise.
Donna Ockenden has already shown, time and again, that she has the expertise and confidence of the families to lead a thorough review, and I have every confidence she will do the same in Sussex.