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Minutes
24
November 2006 - Thirty Seventh Meeting
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The Minutes and Resolutions of the previous meeting were approved.
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It was reported that there were 162 victims of vCJD as at 29
September 2006, according to the figures on the Department of
Health's website. However Charles Russell were aware of 170
victims. Main Applications had been received in relation to
166 claims. By the end of this meeting, the Trustees had considered
161 cases on the claims submitted to date. There are five new
claims being dealt with at present. The Trustees had considered
a total of 330 claims for £5,000 Psychiatric Injury, 155
claims for Particular Emotional Hardship and 29 claims for Particular
Financial Hardship.
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meeting included consideration of three claims by family members
of one victim 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, two claims in relation to two victims for Particular Emotional
Hardship, two claims in relation to two victims for Particular
Financial Hardship as a result of psychiatric injury and one
re-submitted claim for Particular Emotional Hardship in relation
to one victim.
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Trustees considered the issue of foreign Victims of vCJD who
did not meet the residency requirements of the Trust Deed. They
confirmed that the Secretary of State had power under the Scheme
to consider each case individually and to confirm to the Trustees
that, on the balance of probability, a victim had contracted
vCJD whilst in the UK.
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Trustees discussed their proposals for a revision of the Scheme
which might benefit future victims and noted that they had heard
nothing further from the Secretary of State.
- Malcolm
Tibbert handed in his resignation as a family representative
on the Board of Trustees, effective from 31 March 2007. The
Trustees resolved to send application forms for his replacement
to applicable solicitors and interest groups.
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