Justice is only served, when all are held to account. Wealth and position shouldn't shield people from that. That includes peers and politicians.

👀 NEW: launched today @cbffjuk.bsky.social covid inquiry tracker. We’re monitoring how far the Govt have implemented inquiry recommendations to date. Will be updated in real time. Bereaved families shouldn’t have to do this but we are ‘cos we want to keep us all safe. @lawrencedunhill.bsky.social

We’ll use these ratings to pressure the Cabinet Office & others to make better progress & update our ratings as further action is taken - or not This is crucial to ensuring the country is better prepared for the next pandemic or national crisis & losing fewer lives 9/

Govt has so far responded to the first 3 inquiry modules, including 36 recommendations. In our first assessment, we judge 11 recommendations to be on track for implementation, moderate progress on 13, little progress on 6, and 6 have been rejected. 8/

We give the Govt’s response and action against each Recommendation one of four ratings: on track, moderate progress, little progress or rejected These will be updated as actions are taken, or promises are broken. That will mean keeping the tracker going for years, not months 7/

We shouldn't have to act as a watchdog for public inquiry recommendations, which is why we’re supporting calls for a formal National Oversight Mechanism for public inquiries, to hold Govt accountable - but until that’s in place, we will do what we can ourselves. 6/

Bereaved families have spent years reliving the worst moments of their lives to help establish what went wrong during the pandemic. The recommendations are the opportunity to make sure the country is better prepared next time, and fewer lives are lost. 5/

Once an inquiry has finished and the headlines move on, there is often little pressure on ministers and public bodies to follow through on what was promised. Recommendations get delayed, watered down or forgotten. But we cannot allow that to happen with the Covid Inquiry. 4/

There is very good reason for doing this. Over the last three decades, around 30 public inquiries into healthcare scandals have made more than 1,400 recommendations, but researchers found just one in five were ever fully implemented. 3/

The Tracker provides a comprehensive, independent & human assessment of the Inquiry’s outcomes, rating the Govt response to every recommendation. It will be continually updated as new reports are published and reforms are delivered or fail to materialise. 2/

Today, the Hillsborough Law has its second reading in the House of Lords. Covid-bereaved families know the cost of being forced to fight powerful institutions for the truth. We stand with everyone who fought for this law. Peers must pass it in full.