Recommendation IR2-18: Immediate Establishment of Scheme
From Second Interim Report, published 5 April 2023.
Recommendation
I recommend that a compensation scheme should be set up now and it should begin work this year.
In brief (written by this site)
The Inquiry recommended the immediate establishment of an operational compensation scheme. In May 2025, the UK Government stated that it had responded following the publication of the Inquiry's May 2024 report by establishing the compensation scheme (Cabinet Office response, May 2025). In April 2026, the National Audit Office reported that regulations came into force in August 2024, establishing the Infected Blood Compensation Authority (IBCA) and enabling payments to infected individuals and affected estates (Gareth Davies, Apr 2026).
AI-generated summary of the record on this page, checked by a second model and automatic checks, 5 Oct 2026. The record below is the sources' own words.
Government response
Recommendation 18 of the Second Interim Report recommended that the Government set up the compensation scheme upon publication of the Second Interim Report in April 2023, and that it should begin work as soon as possible in that year. The then Government was clear that it would respond to the Second Interim Report following the publication of the Inquiry's May 2024 report, and has done so in the establishment of the compensation scheme.
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.
What other bodies have found
In their own words. These do not change the delivery statement above.
National Audit Office (15 April 2026)
The first Infected Blood Compensation Scheme Regulations came into force in August 2024, establishing IBCA and enabling it to make compensation payments to people who were infected with contaminated blood, and to the estates of people who were infected but have since died.
From: Government's compensation and financial recognition schemes, Gareth Davies, Comptroller and Auditor General
Responsible bodies
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Who has spoken
- UK Government
Response - National Audit Office
Finding