Infected blood compensation body gets power to start making payments
by PA Media from World news | The Guardian on (#6Q73N)
Cabinet Office paper confirms government expects body to begin making payments by end of year
Ministers have given the Infected Blood Compensation Authority (IBCA) the power to start making payments to patients.
The Cabinet Office published a lengthy policy paper on Friday detailing the tariff-based scheme, and laid secondary legislation, which sets out the criteria for the first payouts.
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