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Infected Blood Compensation Scheme Technical Expert Group (2025)

This page provides a deposit for materials published by the Government related to the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme Technical Expert Group (2025)

From:
Infected Blood Compensation Authority and Cabinet Office
Published
15 September 2025
Last updated
23 February 2026 — See all updates

Documents

Roundtable background paper: Estate Eligibility for a Severe Health Condition Award Recognising the Special Category Mechanism (February 2026)

PDF, 194 KB, 8 pages

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Roundtable background paper: Estate Eligibility for a Severe Health Condition Award Recognising the Special Category Mechanism (February 2026)

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Roundtable background paper: Supplementary Route for People Affected (February 2026)

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Roundtable background paper: Supplementary Route for People Affected (February 2026)

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Special Category Mechanism roundtable background paper: Written responses summary

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Roundtable background paper - severe psychological harm (February 2026) (HTML)

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Roundtable background paper - severe psychological harm (February 2026) (PDF)

PDF, 224 KB, 10 pages

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Roundtable background paper - interferon (February 2026)(HTML)

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Roundtable background paper - interferon (February 2026)(PDF)

PDF, 239 KB, 11 pages

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Technical Expert Group roundtables: summaries of discussion

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Open letter from the Minister for the Cabinet Office to the Chair of the Technical Expert Group (January 2026) (PDF)

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Open letter from the Minister for the Cabinet Office to the Chair of the Technical Expert Group (January 2026) (HTML)

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Open letter from the Minister for the Cabinet Office to the Chair of the Technical Expert Group (December 2025) (PDF)

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Open letter from the Minister for the Cabinet Office to the Chair of the Technical Expert Group (December 2025) (HTML)

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Open letter from the Chair of the Technical Expert Group (December 2025) (PDF)

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Open letter from the Chair of the Technical Expert Group (December 2025) (HTML)

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Infected Blood Compensation Scheme Technical Expert Group: Roundtable background paper - Special Category Mechanism (PDF)

PDF, 353 KB, 12 pages

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Infected Blood Compensation Scheme Technical Expert Group: Roundtable background paper - Special Category Mechanism (HTML)

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An open letter from the Chair of the Technical Expert Group (October 2025) (PDF)

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An open letter from the Chair of the Technical Expert Group (October 2025) (HTML)

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Minutes of the meetings of the Technical Expert Group (HTML)

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Open Letter to the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme Technical Expert Group - September 2025 (PDF)

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Open Letter to the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme Technical Expert Group - September 2025 (HTML)

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Infected Blood Compensation Scheme Technical Expert Group (2025) Terms of Reference

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Open Letter to the Infected Blood Inquiry Response Expert Group - 21 July 2025 (PDF)

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Open Letter to the Infected Blood Inquiry Response Expert Group - 21 July 2025 (HTML)

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Letter from the Chair of the Infected Blood Inquiry Response Expert Group (2025) to the Minister of the Cabinet Office - 22 July 2025 (PDF)

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Letter from the Chair of the Infected Blood Inquiry Response Expert Group (2025) to the Minister of the Cabinet Office - 22 July 2025 (HTML)

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Infected Blood Compensation Scheme Technical Expert Group Work Programme (2025) (PDF)

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Infected Blood Compensation Scheme Technical Expert Group Work Programme (2025) (HTML)

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The Minister for the Cabinet Office has established an Infected Blood Compensation Scheme Technical Expert Group to provide advice to support the Government’s response to the Inquiry’s Additional Report recommendations. This page contains: 

  • Roundtable background paper - supplementary route for people affected (February 2026) (HTML)
  • Roundtable background paper - supplementary route for people affected (February 2026) (PDF)
  • Roundtable background paper - Estate Eligibility for a Severe Health Condition Award Recognising the Special Category Mechanism (February 2026) (HTML)
  • Roundtable background paper - Estate Eligibility for a Severe Health Condition Award Recognising the Special Category Mechanism (February 2026) (PDF)
  • Technical Expert Group roundtables: summaries of discussion 
  • Roundtable background paper - severe psychological harm (February 2026) (HTML)
  • Roundtable background paper - severe psychological harm (February 2026) (PDF)
  • Roundtable background paper - interferon (February 2026)(HTML)
  • Roundtable background paper - interferon (February 2026) (PDF)
  • Roundtable background paper - Special Category Mechanism (December 2025) (HTML)
  • SCM roundtable background paper: Written responses summary (HTML)
  • Minutes of the meetings of the Technical Expert Group (HTML)
  • Terms of Reference for the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme Technical Expert Group (2025)
  • The Infected Blood Compensation Scheme Technical Expert Group (2025) work programme
  • Open letters exchanged between the Minister for the Cabinet Office and the Chair of the Technical Expert Group

Updates to this page

Published 15 September 2025
Last updated 23 February 2026 show all updates

  1. Publication of: background papers for the roundtables on Estate Eligibility for a Severe Health Condition Award Recognising the Special Category Mechanism, and the Supplementary Route for People Affected; and a summary of written responses to the roundtable background paper on the Special Category Mechanism

  2. Added the documents: Roundtable background paper - severe psychological harm (February 2026) (HTML) Roundtable background paper - severe psychological harm (February 2026) (PDF)

  3. Added the document: Roundtable background paper - interferon (February 2026)

  4. Added the documents: Technical Expert Group roundtables: summaries of discussion Open letter from the Minister for the Cabinet Office to the Chair of the Technical Expert Group (January 2026) Updated the document with additional meeting notes: Minutes of the meetings of the Technical Expert Group

  5. Published open letter from the Minister for the Cabinet Office to the Chair (December 2025) (PDF and HTML) Updated annex of background paper with roundtable attendees (PDF and HTML)

  6. Added the documents: An open letter from the Chair of the Technical Expert Group (December 2025) An open letter from the Chair of the Technical Expert Group (December 2025) Roundtable background paper - Special Category Mechanism (December 2025)

  7. Added a correction on the document: Minutes of the meetings of the Technical Expert Group (September-October 2025) (HTML)

  8. Added the documents: An open letter from the Chair of the Technical Expert Group (October 2025) Minutes of the meetings of the Technical Expert Group (September-October 2025)

  9. First published.

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