The Infected Blood Memorial Committee has published a community update dated 17 December 2025. The notice sits within a GOV.UK collection that consolidates the committee’s communications for easy reference across the programme of work.
The update confirms a national service of remembrance at St Paul’s Cathedral on Tuesday 19 May 2026. According to the committee’s announcement, the service will begin at 11:00, be Christian‑based and inclusive of all faiths, and in‑person attendance will be ticketed due to capacity limits, with a ballot used if required.
Those wishing to attend are asked to register their interest by 22 January 2026. The committee will confirm how it will handle travel and attendance expenses by the end of January, noting its finite budget for memorialisation activities.
The committee also reflects on engagement with the community at a commemorative event held at Church House on 19 November. A written summary and the livestream are available for those who could not attend.
Governance activity is underway. The committee held its first formal meeting on Tuesday 9 December 2025 to consider ways of working, draft terms of reference, community feedback and initial planning for the St Paul’s service. Minutes have been published, with the terms of reference to be finalised at the January meeting.
On physical memorials, the Infected Blood Inquiry’s memorial will be housed permanently by the University of Manchester. It will first be displayed in the Carriageway Arch and moved after three years to another publicly accessible site on campus, with visitor arrangements to be confirmed by the Inquiry.
At Treloar’s School, the dedicated memorial committee has selected a bronze sculpture of two boys and secured local planning permission. The next stage involves commissioning an artist and a foundry to fabricate the design.
In Scotland, £40,000 has been raised over a decade toward a national memorial while a suitable location continues to be assessed. A public arts consultant has been engaged to advise on site options, costs and stakeholder involvement, and an interactive display on the disaster has been added to the Scottish Parliament’s permanent exhibition.
For future communications, the committee will email updates only to subscribers to avoid overloading the community and advises regular checks of its webpages. A separate GOV.UK notice sets out what the mailing list will cover, including the memorial programme and commemorative events such as the St Paul’s service.
The committee was established following Recommendation 2 of Sir Brian Langstaff’s Infected Blood Inquiry report in May 2024 to develop proposals for a permanent UK memorial and to support memorials in the devolved nations. It is chaired by Clive Smith with Joan Edgington as vice‑chair, with advisory representatives from the UK and devolved governments.