Regulation 5 Amendments relating to the autonomy (core) award

Regulation 18 (autonomy (core) award) is amended as follows.

In paragraph (1), after sub-paragraph (c) insert—

“(d)

impact on a person relating to having been infected during childhood.”.

After paragraph (1) insert—

“(1A)

Subject to paragraphs (4) and (5), the amount of the autonomy (core) award is—

(a)

where P was infected as a child, A + B, where—

(i)

“A” is the basic autonomy amount, and

(ii)

“B” is the childhood infection amount;

(b)

where P was not infected as a child, the basic autonomy amount.”.

In paragraph (2), for “Subject to paragraphs (4) and (5), the amount of the autonomy (core) award” substitute “The basic autonomy amount”.

For paragraph (3) substitute—

“(3)

Where P has a co-infection, the basic autonomy amount is £70,000.”.

After paragraph (3) insert—

“(3A)

The childhood infection amount is, where on the day before the day on which P turned 18 P had a single infection of—

(a)

Hepatitis C of severity level 1, £5,000;

(b)

Hepatitis B or C, and the severity level of the infection was—

(i)

level 2, 2B or level 3, £20,000;

(ii)

level 4, £25,000;

(c)

Hepatitis B of severity level 5, £25,000;

(d)

HIV, £30,000.

(3B)

The childhood infection amount is, where on the day before the day on which P turned 18 P had a co-infection, £35,000.”.

In paragraph (4)(a) for “paragraph (2) or (3)” substitute “paragraph (1A) to (3A)”.

After paragraph (5)—

“(6)

In this regulation, “child” means a person aged 17 or under.”.