Who knew about Legionella on migrant barge amid claims ministers weren't told for three days

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No 10 said the Home Office was still “clarifying” when officials were made aware of issues on the Bibby Stockholm eleanormia shares what we know about who was alerted when about the presence of Legionella bacteria on the barge ⬇️

to CTM and Landry and Kling – the companies contracted by the Home Office to operate the barge – the same day.

But she claimed because legionella had been detected in a structure and not a person, it was the council’s responsibility rather than the UKHSA. It is also claimed that a Home Office official was “verbally informed” of the test results on this day. The UKHSA organised an incident management meeting on Thursday morning, which included representatives from the NHS, Dorset Council and the Home Office.

 

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