Publication of the Infected Blood Compensation Authority Framework Document

Statement

My Right Honourable friend the Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office, the Rt Hon. Nick Thomas-Symonds MP, has today made the following statement:

Today, the Infected Blood Compensation Authority Framework Document will be published on gov.uk and ibca.org.

The Framework Document is a core document for an arm’s-length body. It provides clarity between the role of the Cabinet Office as sponsor department, and the Infected Blood Compensation Authority as an operationally independent organisation. The agreement in the Framework Document follows standard guidance for sponsor departments and arms-length bodies, as set out in Managing Public Money guidance from HM Treasury. The Framework Document has been agreed between Cabinet Office, the Board of the Infected Blood Compensation Authority and HM Treasury.

Publishing this document, which sets out how the relationship between Cabinet Office and the Infected Blood Compensation Authority will operate, is an important demonstration of the commitment of the Government and the Authority to transparency for victims of the infected blood scandal.