# The Infected Blood Compensation Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2026, Regulation 7: Amendments relating to severe health conditions


(1) In regulation 28 (severe health conditions)—
(a) after paragraph (1)(b)(vi), insert—
“(vii) has a qualifying chronic Hepatitis-associated condition if they are to be treated as such in accordance with paragraph 8 of Schedule 2.”;
(b) in paragraph (3)—
(i) in the words before sub-paragraph (a), after “condition” insert “period”;
(ii) after sub-paragraph (a)(i), insert—
“(ia) in relation to a qualifying chronic Hepatitis-associated condition, 1st January 2017;”.
(2) In regulation 31 (care (severe health condition) award), in paragraph (3)—
(a) omit the “or” after sub-paragraph (b);
(b) after sub-paragraph (c), insert “, or
“(d) a qualifying chronic Hepatitis-associated condition.”.
(3) In regulation 32 (financial loss (severe health condition) award)—
(a) in paragraph (5), for “Hepatitis-associated condition resulting in long-term severe disability” substitute “specified condition”;
(b) in paragraph (6)(a), for “Hepatitis-associated condition resulting in long-term severe disability” substitute “specified condition”;
(c) in paragraph (8), for “Hepatitis-associated condition resulting in long-term severe disability” substitute “specified condition”;
(d) after paragraph (8), insert—
“(9) In this regulation, “specified condition” means—
(a) a Hepatitis-associated condition resulting in long-term severe disability;
(b) a qualifying chronic Hepatitis-associated condition.”.
(4) In Schedule 2 (severe health conditions), after paragraph 7 insert—
“Qualifying chronic Hepatitis-associated conditions
8 (1) A person (“P”) is to be treated as having a qualifying chronic Hepatitis-associated condition if—
(a) P is an IBSS-registered infected person to whom a relevant payment category applies;
(b) P is not an IBSS-registered infected person and sub-paragraph (2), (4) or (5) applies to P.
(2) This sub-paragraph applies to P if it appears to the IBCA that, if P had been assessed by the England Infected Blood Support Scheme on 31st March 2025 on the basis of P's infection on the relevant date—
(a) P would have been eligible for registration with the England Infected Blood Support Scheme, and
(b) the Hepatitis C stage 1 and SCM payment category would have applied to P.
(3) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (2)(a), any eligibility requirement relating to the place where a person became infected is to be disregarded.
(4) This sub-paragraph applies to P if sub-paragraph (2) would apply to P but for the fact that P contracted Hepatitis C on or after 1st September 1991.
(5) This sub-paragraph applies to P if P has a Hepatitis B infection where—
(a) the severity of the infection, and
(b) the conditions associated with the infection,
are such that, if P had a Hepatitis C infection of the same severity and with the same associated conditions, sub-paragraph (2) would apply to P.
(6) In sub-paragraph (1), “relevant payment category” means—
(a) where P is registered under the England Infected Blood Support Scheme, Hepatitis C stage 1 and SCM;
(b) where P is registered under the Scottish Infected Blood Support Scheme, Chronic HCV (severely affected by their Hepatitis C infection);
(c) where P is registered under the Infected Blood Payment Scheme for Northern Ireland, Hepatitis C stage 1 (enhanced);
(d) where P is registered under the Wales Infected Blood Support Scheme, Hepatitis C stage 1 + enhanced support.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2026/9780348284409/regulation/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-infected-blood-compensation-scheme-amendment-regulations-2026/regulation-7
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