Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government, in relation to the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme, whether they completed an initial fraud impact assessment prior to the scheme’s launch; whether they have conducted a full Fraud Risk Assessment (FRA) to identify inherent fraud risks; whether they have conducted a thematic grouped fraud risk assessment to assess common fraud risks across similar compensation schemes; and whether the scheme has been incorporated into an organisational (enterprise) level FRA.

The Infected Blood Compensation Authority (IBCA) has worked closely with the Public Sector Fraud Authority to undertake comprehensive Fraud Risk Assessments for the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme. This will continue to be a key part of IBCA’s planning approach as it builds and expands its claims service.