The Independent Inquiry into the issues raised by the David Fuller case was established to investigate how David Fuller was able to carry out inappropriate and unlawful actions in the mortuaries at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust and why they went apparently unnoticed.
This first phase of the Inquiry, on matters relating to Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust, concluded in November 2023 with the publication of the Phase 1 Report.
Phase 2 of the Inquiry will look at the broader national picture and consider if procedures and practices in other hospital and non-hospital settings, where deceased people are kept, safeguard the security and dignity of the deceased.
The Inquiry will make sure that families and others affected can share their experiences and information in ways that are supportive and sensitive.
The Inquiry will make recommendations with the aim of preventing anything similar happening again.