# The Infected Blood Compensation Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2025, Regulation 4: Amendments relating to the eligibility of affected persons


(1) In regulation 2, in paragraph (1), in the definition of “relevant date”, in paragraph (b)—
(a) for sub-paragraph (i) substitute—
“(i) where either (but not both) of Q or the eligible infected person in respect of whom Q is an eligible affected person (“P”) is deceased on the date of Q’s affected core application, the date that person died;”;
(b) after sub-paragraph (i) insert—
“(ia) where both of Q and P are deceased on the date of Q’s affected core application, the date of death of the first of them to die;”.
(2) In regulation 4 (meaning of “eligible affected person”)—
(a) in paragraph (1)—
(i) in the opening words, omit “they are not deceased, and”;
(ii) after the opening words insert—
“(za) they—
(i) are not deceased, or
(ii) died during the period which begins on 21st May 2024 and ends on 31st March 2031,”;
(b) after paragraph (1) insert—
“(1A) A person is also an eligible affected person if—
(a) they fall within paragraph (1)(za), and
(b) they are, or immediately before they died were, an affected SSP recipient.”;
(c) in paragraph (2), in the definition of “partner of an eligible infected person”, after the opening words insert—
“(za) a person who is an eligible affected person by virtue of paragraph (1A),”.
(3) In regulation 48 (applications for affected core payments)—
(a) in paragraph (4), after sub-paragraph (c) insert—
“(ca) if A is deceased on the date of the application, the date of A’s death,”;
(b) in paragraph (5)(b), after “A is” insert “, or immediately before death was,”;
(c) in paragraph (7), at the end insert “or, where A is deceased, A’s personal representative”;
(d) in paragraph (8), in sub-paragraph (a), after “on behalf of A” insert “or, where A is deceased, A’s personal representative”.
(4) In regulation 53—
(a) in paragraph (5), for sub-paragraph (b) substitute—
“(b) which ends with—
(i) the year in which P was expected to attain the age of their healthy life expectancy, or
(ii) if Q died before that year, the year in which Q died.”;
(b) in paragraph (6), for sub-paragraph (b) substitute—
“(b) which ends with—
(i) the year in which Q attains the age of 18, or
(ii) if Q died before that year, the year in which Q died.”;
(c) in paragraph (7), for sub-paragraph (b) substitute—
“(b) ending with—
(i) the year in which Q attains the age of 18, or
(ii) if Q died before that year, the year in which Q died.”.
(5) In regulation 58—
(a) in paragraph (2)—
(i) in sub-paragraph (a)(ii), at the beginning insert “subject to paragraph (2A),”;
(ii) in sub-paragraph (c)(ii), at the beginning insert “subject to paragraph (2A),”;
(b) after paragraph (2) insert—
“(2A) If Q died before the year which would otherwise be the end of a period as described in paragraph (2)(a)(ii) or (c)(ii), then the period instead ends with the year in which Q died.”.
(6) In regulation 76 (requirement to make an IBCS payment), in paragraph (7)(b)—
(a) omit the “or” at the end of paragraph (i);
(b) for paragraph (ii) substitute—
“(ii) the IBCA is notified that R has died, or”;
(c) after paragraph (ii) insert—
“(iii) it appears to the IBCA that no affected core application may be made to establish that N is an eligible affected person in relation to R.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2025/9780348276077/regulation/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-infected-blood-compensation-scheme-amendment-regulations-2025/regulation-4
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