英国卫生大臣伊维特·库珀代表政府就NHS医院过去在集体墓地埋葬死亡婴儿的做法向受害家庭发表正式道歉1。这一做法在1930年代至1980年代初期持续了数十年1。
威勒尔地区超过1000个死亡婴儿在1935年至1981年间被埋葬在集体墓地中，其中罗顿地区被认为有超过270个婴儿1。许多父母对孩子的埋葬地点长期不知情1。受害者吉娜·雅各布斯的儿子罗伯特于1969年去世，她在53年后才得知埋葬地点1。库珀在声明中表示："发生在那些父母身上的事永远不应该发生"1，并承诺确保此类事件不再发生1。
利物浦议会在7月一致通过动议要求政府道歉1。议员克里斯·布朗指出仅有道歉还不充分，表示"这只是言辞还不够，需要更多行动和司法正义"1。
Health Secretary Yvette Cooper has issued a formal apology on behalf of the government to families affected by the practice of burying deceased infants in mass graves at NHS hospitals.1 The practice spanned decades, from the 1930s through the early 1980s, with over 1,000 deceased babies buried in collective graves in the Wirral area between 1935 and 1981, while parents remained unaware of their children's burial locations.1 In Royton, believed to be in the Oldham area, collective burial sites are thought to contain more than 270 babies.1
Gina Jacobs learned the burial location of her son Robert, who died in 1969, only 53 years after his death.1 Cooper stated: "What happened to those parents should never have happened."1 In July, Liverpool Council passed a unanimous motion calling for a government apology, and MP Chris Brown expressed that words alone are insufficient, demanding "more action and legal justice" from authorities.1 The Health Secretary pledged to ensure such practices do not recur, though local representatives have called for the government to establish a national framework and provide additional support to affected families.1
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