New proposed laws will allow thousands of bereaved relatives, including parents and children of victims of the NHS infected blood scandal, to claim individual compensation. Many families have suffered long delays in receiving justice, with three thousand infected individuals having died without resolution. The new legislation follows calls for immediate action after a public inquiry. The Infected Blood Compensation Authority, established in May, aims to distribute over £100 million in compensation, although this is a small fraction of the £11.8 billion budgeted for broader compensation efforts.
The new laws will mean those affected by the scandal, including parents, children and siblings, will be able to make individual claims.
Campaign groups say many relatives whose lives were blighted by the worst treatment disaster in the NHS history have died waiting for justice.
The amount of the payouts will depend on the individual’s relationship with an infected person and the severity of the infection.
The Tory government rejected the advice, waiting for Langstaff's final report in May last year before announcing the scheme.
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