Today Rt Hon John Glen, Paymaster General and Member of Parliament for Salisbury, set out the Government’s proposed scheme to Parliament, which involved the establishment of the Infected Blood Compensation Authority (IBCA). Sir Robert Francis, a British barrister with experience of high-profile medical controversies, was named as the Chair of this body.
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The Scheme operated by the IBCA will compensate for both past and future losses suffered as a result of infected blood. The total package is said to be worth around £10 billion. In the meantime interim payments of £210,000 will be made to living infected beneficiaries.
