Recommendation IR1-1: Interim Compensation Payments
From First Interim Report, published 29 July 2022.
Recommendation
An interim payment, of no less than £100,000, should be paid to all those infected and all bereaved partners currently registered with any of the four UK infected blood support schemes, as well as those registering ahead of the inception of a future compensation scheme.
In brief (written by this site)
In August 2022, Michael Ellis, HM Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office, confirmed that the UK Government accepted the recommendation in full, stating that it was a priority and that it intended to make the interim compensation payments by the end of October 2022 (Michael Ellis response, Aug 2022). The record holds no update since the UK Government's response of August 2022 (Michael Ellis response, Aug 2022).
Sources
AI-generated summary of the record on this page, checked by a second model and automatic checks, 26 Sep 2026. The record below is the sources' own words.
Government response
I can confirm that Her Majesty's Government accepts your recommendation in full. This is a priority. The Government recognises that many of the beneficiaries will tragically not see the conclusion of your Inquiry. It is our intention to make those interim compensation payments by the end of October 2022.
How this response relates to the recommendation
Site note: Letter of 16 August 2022 from Michael Ellis, HM Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office, to Sir Brian Langstaff, Chair of the Inquiry, published on GOV.UK the next day.
Delivery
No statement on delivery from UK Government has been found in the sources searched (last checked 11 June 2026). This is separate from the response above.
Responsible bodies
Who has spoken
- UK Government
Response