The nurse is the latest high-profile killer to refuse to attend court, following the gunman who murdered Liverpool schoolgirl Olivia Pratt-Korbel. The Ministry of Justice said it is committed to changing the law to ensure offenders face the consequences.
How the police caught Lucy LetbyMr Buckland also stressed the need for a full public inquiry into the Letby murders, one which - like the ongoingHe said while the killings themselves needed to be"understood", so too did the response of authorities like the NHS.
Lawyers for the bereaved families have said a non-statutory public inquiry, as announced by the Department of Health, would be"inadequate". Richard Scorer, of law firm Slater and Gordon, warned that without the power to call witnesses and demand evidence, it could only"rely on the goodwill of those involved to share their testimony".
"The failings here are very serious, and an inquiry needs to have a statutory basis to have real teeth," he added., which may be using cookies and other technologies. To show you this content, we need your permission to use cookies. You can use the buttons below to amend your preferences to enablecookies or to allow those cookies just once.
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