Recommendation IR2-5: Classification of Infections and Severity
From Second Interim Report, published 5 April 2023.
Recommendation
I recommend that infections eligible for compensation should be classified in the following manner: a) there should be defined categories for each type of eligible infection, and the stages through which it progresses, and for each category defined degrees of severity to which a range of possible awards for the impact of the disease can be applied; b) the stages and degrees of severity for each disease should be defined by an independent clinical expert advisory panel, by reference to clinical professional consensus; c) the range of potential awards for the impact should be determined by an independent advisory panel of legal experts, taking account of but not limited by current practice in courts and tribunals across the UK.
In brief (written by this site)
In May 2025, the UK Government stated that compensation will be available for all recommended categories of award based on infection severity or familial relationship, with award ranges developed by an expert group under Professor Sir Jonathan Montgomery bringing together clinical, legal, and social care expertise (Cabinet Office response, May 2025). The record holds no update since the UK Government's response of May 2025 (Cabinet Office response, May 2025).
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
The Government recognises the different levels of suffering from different infections and degrees of severity. Therefore, compensation will be available for all of the categories of loss recommended by the Inquiry - these are referred to as 'categories of award' within the Scheme, and further detail is available below. As per the Second Interim Report's recommendation 5, different amounts of compensation will be paid to those who are infected and affected, depending on the severity of the infection suffered or familial relationship. The range of awards have been developed by the Government's Expert Group under Chair, Professor Sir Jonathan Montgomery, bringing together legal and clinical expertise, and assisted by social care specialists.
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.
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- UK Government
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