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Appeal an infected blood compensation decision by the First-tier Tribunal (Social Entitlement Chamber): Form UT15

Use this form to apply to the Upper Tribunal for permission to appeal a decision you think is on an error of law made by the First-tier Tribunal in relation to the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme.

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Application form: UT15

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If you are appealing on behalf of the Infected Blood Compensation Authority, you must not use this form. Use the UT16 form.

You must send documents to the tribunal using the E-Filing service for proceedings:

  • that start on or after 4 December 2023
  • where a party is either represented by a legal representative, or is a government department, agency or public body

You can find more information about using the E-Filing service for these proceedings.

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Updates to this page

Published 11 June 2026
Last updated 11 June 2026 Show all updates
  1. Updated UT15 form to include working link in section 6 on page 9

  2. First published.

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