Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations substitute the table in Schedule 4 to the Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/916). This has the effect of increasing the level of payments made under the scheme for each age category by an average of around £30,000. The substituted payment amounts apply to eligible persons first diagnosed with diffuse mesothelioma on or after 10th February 2015 and, where the person first diagnosed with diffuse mesothelioma on or after 10th February 2015 has died without making an application to the scheme, to their eligible dependants.
A final stage impact assessment was produced in 2014 to cover, in detail, the impacts of the scheme on the private sector including Employers’ Liability insurers, Government and individuals. A copy is available at:
or a copy can be obtained by writing to:
The Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme team, Caxton House, 1st Floor Caxton House, Tothill Street, London SW1H 9NA.