Impact assessment

Mesothelioma Payment Scheme and Mandatory Membership of Employer Liability Tracing Office (ELTO)

Impact assessment about proposals to set up a payment scheme for people with diffuse mesothelioma.

This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Documents

Mesothelioma Payment Scheme impact assessment: updated 6 March 2014

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Mesothelioma Payment Scheme impact assessment: updated 29 November 2013

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Mesothelioma Payment Scheme impact assessment: updated 7 May 2013

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Mesothelioma Payment Scheme and Mandatory Membership of Employer Liability Tracing Office (ELTO) impact assessment: 14 August 2012

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Mesothelioma Bill: memorandum on delegated powers and regulatory reform

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This impact assessment considers the costs and benefits to the main affected groups of new proposals to set up a payment scheme for people with diffuse mesothelioma who:

  • were exposed to asbestos through their employer’s negligence or breach of statutory duty
  • remain unable to trace a liable insurer or employer
  • have not received damages or specified payments in respect of the mesothelioma and are not eligible to do so

We updated the final stage impact assessment on 7 May 2013, 29 November 2013 and 6 March 2014

We have also published a memorandum that identifies the provisions for delegated legislation in the Mesothelioma Bill, explains the purpose of the powers, the reason why they are left to delegated legislation and the procedure selected for the powers and why such procedures have been chosen.

Published 7 May 2013
Last updated 6 March 2014 + show all updates
  1. Published updated impact assessment.

  2. Updated impact assessment: assumption that applicants will receive 70% of average civil compensation has been raised to 75%.

  3. Memorandum on delegated powers and regulatory reform for the Mesothelioma Bill published.

  4. Updated impact assessment with improved evidence, particularly about average civil compensation and estimates of case volumes.

  5. First published.