‘Lost’ blood scandal files spark new cover-up row

uP to 950 files relating to the contaminated blood scandal were removed by Whitehall officials, an investigation has found.

although most have since been retrieved, at least 45 documents are still missing and unaccounted for.

the files were ‘checked out’ by civil servants from the Department of health and, oddly, the Department for education at intervals over the past three decades.

Campaigners believe they contain evidence that will incriminate officials over what they knew and when.

their removal has come to light through a Government Internal audit agency investigation carried out last year.

Its findings were obtained through freedom of Information laws by Jason evans, whose father died in 1993 after contracting hepatitis and hIV.

Mr evans believes the reason some files were removed by the Department for