Legal Support Signposting
Infected Blood Inquiry · Additional Report on Compensation · Issued 9 July 2025 · Addressed to: Infected Blood Compensation Authority
Government responseInfected Blood Compensation Authority: Accepted (Jul 2025)
DeliveryInfected Blood Compensation Authority says in progress (Sep 2026)
Recommendation, verbatim from the inquiry
●Inquiry recommendation
IBCA include a prominent reference to the availability of legal support paid by IBCA on all registration and application forms and in public information about the compensation scheme and that the Solicitors Regulation Authority remind solicitors of their obligations.
Infected Blood Inquiry, Additional Report on Compensation · 9 Jul 2025 Source PDF →
Published evidence summary
AI-generated evidence summary
In September 2026, the Infected Blood Compensation Authority stated that it can arrange legal support when a claim begins, provided through six independent legal firms that "offer impartial advice at no cost" (Infected Blood Compensation Authority, Sep 2026). It explained that it can discuss alternative arrangements if an individual wishes to use a different firm to support their claim (Infected Blood Compensation Authority, Sep 2026).
Sources
AI-generated summary of the record on this page, checked by a second model and automatic checks, 26 Sep 2026.
Government response
●Infected Blood Compensation Authority · Accepted · 21 Jul 2025
Today (Monday 21 July 2025) we have given our response to the Infected Blood Inquiry additional report published on 9 July. We accept all recommendations in the report for IBCA.
Response document: IBCA accepts recommendations in Infected Blood Inquiry additional report
Delivery
●Infected Blood Compensation Authority says in progress · 7 Sep 2026
We can arrange legal support when a claim begins, through six independent legal firms who offer impartial advice at no cost to you. If you want to use a different firm, we can discuss this with you.
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