Victims of the contaminated blood scandal like the North East's Carol Grayson and Sean Cavens - and many more - should be paid interim compensation of no less than £100,000 "without delay".
That's the recommendation from Sir Brian Langstaff, chair of the ongoing Infected Blood Inquiry. It comes in response to a report setting out a compensation framework from Sir Robert Francis. Sir Robert had been commissioned to produce the report by the Cabinet Office and he then gave evidence at the public inquiry in early July.
The infected blood scandal saw thousands given tainted blood products containing lethal viruses like HIV and hepatitis C. Many of these were haemophiliacs who were given the products to treat their condition, while others were infected via blood transfusions.
