Eligibility
Recommendations related to eligibility
3
Recommendations
100% accepted
Government Response
Accepted (3)
Recommendations in This Theme
recommendation across 1 inquiry
Across 1 inquiry
Tagged Recommendations
3 total
IR2-1
Accepted
Infected Blood Inquiry
Scheme Eligibility - Infected and Affected Persons
I recommend that the scheme should offer redress to those infected with HCV and/or HIV, and/or HBV (limited to chronic HBV unless the infection has resulted in a fatality in …
- The Victims and Prisoners Act 2024 Part 3 established the infected blood compensation scheme covering persons infected with HCV, HIV, and/or HBV and defined …
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IR2-2
Accepted
Infected Blood Inquiry
Eligibility Conditions for Infected Persons
I recommend that the conditions of eligibility for admission of relevant infected persons to the scheme should be that: a) they have been diagnosed as being infected with one or …
- The Infected Blood Compensation Scheme regulations define eligibility conditions including diagnosis of HCV, HIV, or chronic HBV attributable to NHS blood or blood products, …
UK Government
IR2-3
Accepted
Infected Blood Inquiry
Standard of Proof and Automatic Eligibility
As above, save that (a) the last bullet point should read: "eligibility is accepted if the information available points towards eligibility and the opposite cannot be shown to be more …
- The Government stated in December 2024 that the scheme had been designed to minimise the burden on applicants whilst protecting public funds, and that …
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