Timeline of events
May 2024
20 May: the Infected Blood Inquiry published its final inquiry report.
20 May: former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak delivered a state apology, in response to the publication.
21 May: the previous Government announced a proposed compensation scheme for infected and affected victims of the Infected Blood scandal.
24 May: the Victims and Prisoners Act 2024 was granted Royal Assent, creating a new arm’s length body called the Infected Blood Compensation Authority (IBCA).
29 May: Sir Robert Francis KC published his Statement of Intent.
June 2024
17 June: Began a series of sessions speaking to people in the infected and affected communities on the 21 May proposal to understand what they need from the scheme.
July 2024
1 July: Directors started to join the Infected Blood Compensation Authority.
22 July: First community updates sent.
August 2024
16 August: Sir Robert Francis KC published his 74 recommendations to the Government on the 21 May proposals for a compensation scheme.
16 August: The Government published its response, accepting 69 of the 74 recommendations and published the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme Summary, setting out the details of the compensation scheme.
23 August: first set of regulations to establish the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme (for infected people) came into force.
September 2024
12 September: IBCA started expanding engagement with community representatives.
October 2024
1 October: Sir Robert Francis KC and David Foley began their direct joint engagement with the community representatives.
10 October: 6 non-executive directors appointed to the board of the Infected Blood Compensation Authority.
21 October: Infected Blood Compensation Scheme Regulations 2024 debated and approved by Parliament.
November 2024
27 November: First meeting of Communications Advisory Panel held.
December 2024
9 December: IBCA website is launched.
February 2025
12 February: Draft 2025 Regulations were laid and publicly available.
March 2025
31 March: Second set of regulations to establish the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme (for the affected, plus supplementary routes) came into force.