May 2026: Thirlwall Inquiry report delayed to at least September 2026 · six-baby inquests relisted to 2027 · CCRC review active · Shoo Lee Panel: no medical evidence of deliberate harm.
Methodology
Source labels help readers distinguish official records, expert reports, parliamentary material, mainstream reporting, commentary and unverified claims. A higher source level does not automatically mean a claim is correct; it means the source type is easier to verify and should generally carry more evidential weight.
Judgments, sentencing remarks, CPS material, Court of Appeal rulings, CCRC statements, Thirlwall Inquiry transcripts and exhibits. Primary public-law record.
Examples: Court of Appeal judgments, Trial sentencing remarks, CPS public statements, CCRC statutory communications, Thirlwall Inquiry transcripts and exhibits.
Named expert reports, position statements from professional bodies, peer-reviewed medical or statistical literature.
Examples: Shoo Lee International Expert Panel report, Royal Statistical Society material, RCPCH review and guidance, Peer-reviewed medical journal articles.
Hansard, written questions, formal debate contributions and other parliamentary material.
Examples: Commons adjournment debates, House of Lords short debates, Hansard written questions, Select Committee minutes.
Established news outlets with editorial standards and correction policies.
Examples: BBC, The Guardian, The Times, The Telegraph, The New Yorker, Private Eye M.D. column.
YouTube analyses, blogs, podcasts, opinion columns, campaign commentary. Useful for orientation but should be cross-checked against levels 1–4.
Examples: YouTube analyses, Substack and blog posts, Podcast episodes, Opinion columns, Campaign commentary.
Anonymous claims, unattributed documents, unsourced social-media posts. Treat with caution unless corroborated by a higher-level source.
Examples: Anonymous social-media posts, Unattributed leaked documents, Single-sourced rumour.
Wherever a major evidence card, document record, transcript record or person profile makes a factual claim, we attach the highest-applicable source-reliability level. Where a claim rests on multiple sources we typically attach the highest level present.
When new evidence appears — for example a Court of Appeal judgment, a CCRC statement of reasons, a published expert report, or a Thirlwall exhibit — we re-tag affected items and log the change in our changelog. If you think a tag is wrong, send us a correction.