Thank you for your email received on the 7 February 2026, in which you made a request for access to certain information which may be held by the Infected Blood Compensation Authority.
As you may be aware, the purpose of the Act is to allow a general right of access to information held at the time of a request, by a Public Authority (including the Infected Blood Compensation Authority), subject to certain limitations and exemptions.
We have now had the opportunity to fully consider your request and we provide a response for your attention.
Following receipt of your request, searches were conducted with the Strategy and Policy Directorate of the Infected Blood Compensation Authority. We can confirm that the information you have requested is held by the Infected Blood Compensation Authority.
We are able to disclose the located information to you.
You asked the following
I wish to submit a further FOI request for minutes of the Board Seminar, specifically in regard to items 2.11 and 2.22 of the 18 Nov minutes:
2.11 The Chief Executive proposed a Board Seminar on two issues: 1) the policy on assessing Hepatitis B eligibility, together with clinicians’ advice for consideration; 2) the difference between fibrosis and cirrhosis when assessing infection severity levels.
2.12 The Board agreed to this proposal [Action].
Our response
The note from the Board Seminar is attached and a link to the recent policy is here:
https://ibca.org.uk/information-to-show-chronic-hepatitis-b