it was here at this warehouse in daventry near northampton that those gowns from clandeboye agencies been shipped in and then straight out the door again — because this was an emergency, and these gowns were so urgently needed. but they just sat here. month after month after month. this warehouse was at the heart of the government's pandemic response. while in wales, the gowns were immediately sent to hospitals, in england, ppe bought from a new supplier was immediately quarantined here so samples from each batch could be tested to ensure quality and safety. it was after the gowns came here that someone first realised that there may be a problem with the gowns. and documents we've obtained from the uk's ppe regulator, the health and safety executive, tell the story. two months after the first delivery arrived at the health and safety executive raised concerns. it flagged that while the consignments were labelled as fluid repellent, the items did not meet the requirements to be used as such. according to the hsc these were not grounds, these were long—sleeved aprons —— gowns. what fol

it was here at this warehouse in daventry near northampton that those gowns from clandeboye agenciespped in and then straight out the door again — because this was an emergency, and these gowns were so urgently needed. but they just sat here. month after month after month. this warehouse was at the heart of the government's pandemic response. while in wales, the gowns were immediately sent to hospitals, in england, ppe bought from a new supplier was immediately quarantined here so samples from each batch could be tested to ensure quality and safety. it was after the gowns came here that someone first realised that there may be a problem with the gowns. and documents we've obtained from the uk's ppe regulator, the health and safety executive, tell the story. two months after the first delivery arrived at the health and safety executive raised concerns. it flagged that while the consignments were labelled as fluid repellent, the items did not meet the requirements to be used as such. according to the hsc these were not gowns, these were long—sleeved aprons. what followed was a summer o