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The Minutes and Resolutions of the last meeting were approved.
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- Sir
Robert Owen and Charles Russell reported on their discussions
with Irwin Mitchell as to how the preparation of the claims could
be improved.
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- The
Trustees decided to postpone considering the meaning of 'particular
hardship' in relation to psychiatric injury claims, and claims
for victim's and/or carers' loss of earnings until comments had
been received from the Department of Health. Charles Russell had
received comments from Irwin Mitchell yesterday.
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- It
was reported that there had been a considerable number of hits
on the vCJD Trust Website from the UK, Canada and Japan. The website
had been updated.
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- The
Trustees affirmed that payment of the balance (if any) of the
Basic Sum would be paid into the victim's estate, unless there
were exceptional reasons to do otherwise.
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- The
Trustees agreed that the Statutory Instrument preventing the claw-back
of state benefits should be extended from 5 April 2003.
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- At
the request of Irwin Mitchell and having now considered the claims
for compensation for gratuitous care, in most if not all of the
cases in which such claims will arise, the Trustees reviewed the
level of compensation for such care in light of all the evidence
now available as to the particular demands made by the care of
the victim of vCJD. It was decided that it was appropriate to
increase the level of payment for such care in order to fully
compensate those who have provided it. The Trustees agreed to
pay an additional 30% for gratuitous care in all claims, which
would be paid on the same basis as the earlier gratuitous care
payments.
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- The
Trustees discussed the possibility of instructing an Enquiry Agent
where estranged family members could not be located otherwise.
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- The
Trustees considered 4 new claims and 12 cases that had outstanding
issues
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