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Infected Blood Compensation Scheme

Asked by John GlenConservativeCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 30 July 2024UIN 941

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his planned timetable is for the implementation of the infected blood compensation scheme.

Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds

The Victims and Prisoners Act requires the Government to make regulations to establish a compensation scheme by 24 August 2024. These regulations are subject to the made affirmative procedure which will provide Parliament with the opportunity to debate the details of the Scheme. The Infected Blood Compensation Authority is established in law and the interim chief executive and his team are working hard to put the operational systems in place with the aim of beginning payments by the end of this year.

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