Regulation 18 Autonomy (core) award

(1)

The infected core award in relation to an eligible infected person (“P”) must include an amount by way of an autonomy (core) award for the purpose of compensating for the distress and suffering caused by the impact of the infection on, and the interference with, that person’s family and private life and autonomy, including any—

(a)

loss of marriage or partnership prospects;

(b)

loss of the opportunity to have children;

(c)

impact on that person of attacks on that person’s home as a consequence of the infection.

(2)

Subject to paragraphs (4) and (5), the amount of the autonomy (core) award is, where on the relevant date P has a single infection of—

(a)

Hepatitis C of severity level 1, £10,000;

(b)

Hepatitis B or Hepatitis C, and the severity of the infection is—

(i)

level 2 or level 3, £40,000;

(ii)

level 4, £50,000;

(c)

Hepatitis B of severity level 5, £50,000;

(d)

HIV, £60,000.

(3)

Subject to paragraphs (4) and (5), where P has a co-infection, the amount of the autonomy (core) award is £70,000.

(4)

Where P is also an eligible affected person, the amount of the autonomy (core) award is A – B, where—

(a)

“A” is the amount of the autonomy (core) award that would (but for this paragraph) be determined in accordance with paragraph (2) or (3);

(b)

“B” is the sum of any affected autonomy awards determined in relation to P in accordance with regulation 52.

(5)

Where the amount of the autonomy (core) award is less than £0, that amount is to be treated as £0.