Beverley Allitt inquiry will not be in public

Title

Beverley Allitt inquiry will not be in public

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

9 Jul 1993

Year of production

1993

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Duration

00:03:01

Description

Report on the Appeal Court upholding Health Secretary Virginia Bottomley’s decision to hold the inquiry into the conduct of convicted child murderer, nurse Beverley Allitt, behind closed doors. Follows an appeal by the nursing unions and families of victims for it to be in public. With comment from solicitor for the families, Ann Alexander; Christine Hancock, General Secretary of the Royal College of Nursing; Regional Officer for UNISON Jenny Flood. Legal affairs correspondent Tim Crook reports.

Contributors

Tim Crook; Christine Hancock; Jenny Flood; Ann Alexander (solicitor)

Keywords

Trade unions; Nurses; Homicide; Child abuse; Public inquiries; Child welfare; Appeals; Virginia Bottomley; Beverley Allitt; Judicial review; Legal decision

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