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Minutes
7
April 2006 - Thirty Second Meeting
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was reported that there were 161 victims of vCJD as at 31 march
2006, according to the figures on the Department of Health's
website. Main Applications had been received in relation to
160 claims. By the end of this meeting, the Trustees will have
considered 155 cases on the claims submitted to date. There
are five claims being dealt with at present. The Trustees had
considered a total of 291 claims for £5,000 Psychiatric
Injury, 123 claims for Particular Emotional Hardship and 21
claims for Particular Financial Hardship.
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- The
Trustees considered twenty-two claims by family members of nine
victims for the single sum of £5,000 for psychiatric injury
lasting longer than a calendar month that has been caused or
materially aggravated by the fact that the victim has contracted
vCJD, nineteen claims in relation to seven victims for Particular
Emotional Hardship, three re-submitted claims for Particular
Emotional Hardship in relation to two victims, seven claims
by family members of four victims for Particular Financial Hardship
as a result of psychiatric injury and one re-submitted claim
for Particular Financial Hardship in relation to one victim.
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- It
was agreed that the Trustees would meet with representatives
from the Human BSE Foundation, the CJD Support Network and solicitors
representing families.
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- David
Churchill, Elaine Motion and Vicky Vidler were reappointed as
Trustees for four years.
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