Part 3: Infected Blood Compensation Body Section 54: Duty to co-operate with the IBCA
This section sets out a requirement for the bodies listed in subsection (2) to co-operate with the IBCA as required for the purpose of delivering the compensation payments. The relevant bodies include the Secretary of State and Minister for the Cabinet Office; the Welsh and Scottish Ministers and Department of Health in Northern Ireland; and NHS Act Special Health Authorities and their devolved counterparts. The latter captures the administrators of the IBSS who have specialist knowledge of providing support to victims of infected blood and hold data on the scheme beneficiaries. The section includes a provision that the Secretary of State or Minister for the Cabinet Office may make regulations to add any other persons to this list should cooperation of further third parties be required, but shall require the consent of the Welsh and Scottish Ministers and Department of Health in Northern Ireland should Welsh, Scottish or Northern Ireland bodies be sought to be added.