The infected blood compensation scheme is expected to be extended to bereaved children who have lost one or two parents, Sky News has learned.
This group was not involved in the provisional compensation scheme previously paid to victims of the scandal.
Tony Farrugia, who lost his hemophiliac father (and two uncles) to HIV/AIDS after being treated with infected blood products, described his meeting with General Treasurer John Glen on Wednesday as “emotional”.
Farrugia said this significant moment “was not just a question of money, but that its loss was finally recognized”.
You will now be able to apply for the compensation scheme following the publication of Sir Brian Langstaff’s report on 20 May.
Thousands of people died in the 1970s and 1980s after infected blood products were imported from the United States to treat patients with blood clotting disorders. But these were used without being examined, despite being obtained from prisoners, drug addicts and sex workers.
The Blood Inquiry, announced in 2017, obtained evidence showing that these infected blood products were secretly tested on patients, including young children, even though the risks were widely known at the time.
A further 710 people have died since then and campaigners fear that further delays in granting compensation will result in more people dying before they receive any money.
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