Timeline of events
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July 2026
2 July: IBCA appoints two non-executives directors
June 2026
30 June: IBCA hosted its first drop-in session in Cardiff.
11 June: IBCA hosted its first drop-in session in Belfast.
May 2026
26 May: Sir Robert Francis KC announced his intention to step down as IBCA’s interim chair by the end of the year.
19 May: Infected Blood Memorial Service held at St Paul's Cathedral, London.
12 May: IBCA hosted its first drop-in session in Liverpool.
6 May: IBCA Public Board meeting streamed live.
5 May: Registration for Deceased Affected claims opened.
April 2026
29 April: IBCA hosted its first drop-in session in London.
14 April: The government published its response to the consultation on the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme.
March 2026
31 March: The Infected Blood Inquiry (IBI) closed.
26 March: IBCA hosted its first drop-in session in Manchester.
24 March: The University of Manchester became the permanent home of the Infected Blood Memorial.
12 March: £2 billion paid in infected blood compensation.
11 March: IBCA hosted its first drop-in session in Birmingham.
February 2026
10 February: IBCA appointed members to the community advisory panel.
January 2026
22 January: Consultation closed on further regulation changes from the additional IBI report.
20 January: IBCA hosted its first drop-in session in Glasgow.
December 2025
31 December: The third set of infected blood compensation regulations came into law, removing some previous eligibility requirements and simplifying the claims process.
11 December: IBCA opened the service to the first claims for people claiming on behalf of a deceased infected person, and for people who are affected.
November 2025
27 November: IBCA opened the service to the first claims for living infected people who had never been compensated, bringing in 60 claims initially.
October 2025
9 October: IBCA opened the registration service for people intending to make a claim through the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme.
September 2025
25 September: £1 million paid in infected blood compensation.
August 2025
4 August: IBCA hosts sessions on registration and prioritisation with community groups.
July 2025
21 July: IBCA published its response to the IBI’s additional report, confirming it accepted all of the Inquiry's recommendations.
21 July: The government published its response to the IBI’s additional report, accepting 7 of the recommendations.
9 July: The Infected Blood Inquiry published its additional report on compensation with recommendations for the government and IBCA.
June 2025
2 June: IBCA launched the calculator for affected people.
April 2025
14 April: IBCA announced its decision to prioritise compensation claims for infected people who are nearing the end of life and registered with an existing support scheme.
March 2025
31 March: The second set of regulations to establish the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme came into force, covering people who are affected and supplementary routes.
17 March: First version of IBCA’s compensation calculator is launched.
February 2025
12 February: Draft 2025 Regulations were laid and made publicly available.
January 2025
17 January: IBCA’s Facebook and LinkedIn pages are launched.
December 2024
9 December: The IBCA website launched.
November 2024
27 November: The first meeting of the Communications Advisory Panel was held.
October 2024
21 October: The Infected Blood Compensation Scheme Regulations 2024 were debated and approved by Parliament.
10 October: 6 non-executive directors were appointed to the IBCA board.
1 October: Sir Robert Francis KC and David Foley began direct joint engagement with community representatives.
September 2024
12 September: IBCA expanded its engagement with community representatives.
August 2024
23 August: The first set of regulations to establish the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme came into force, covering people who are infected.
16 August: The government published its response, accepting 69 of the 74 recommendations, and published the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme Summary.
16 August: Sir Robert Francis KC published a report to the government covering 74 recommendations on how the compensation scheme should work.
July 2024
22 July: IBCA sent its first community update.
1 July: Directors started to join IBCA.
June 2024
17 June: IBCA began a series of sessions with people in the infected and affected communities to discuss the government's proposed compensation scheme.
May 2024
29 May: Sir Robert Francis KC published his Statement of Intent.
24 May: The Victims and Prisoners Act 2024 received Royal Assent, creating the Infected Blood Compensation Authority (IBCA) as a new arm's length body.
21 May: The government announced a proposed compensation scheme for people who were infected and people who are affected by the infected blood scandal.
20 May: Former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak delivered a state apology in response to the publication of the report.
20 May: The Infected Blood Inquiry published its report.