Scottish Infected Blood Support Amendment Scheme 2024

The Scottish Ministers make the following Scheme to amend the Scottish Infected Blood Support Scheme 2017 in exercise of the powers conferred by section 28 of the Smoking, Health and Social Care (Scotland) Act 2005 and all other powers enabling them to do so.

Commencement and interpretation

1. (1) This Scheme comes into force on 1 April 2024.
   2. In this Scheme, “the Principal Scheme” means the Scottish Infected Blood Support Scheme 2017 (as amended)*.

Amendment of the Principal Scheme

2. The Principal Scheme is amended in accordance with paragraphs 3 to 6.

Amendment of the Principal Scheme – changes to annual payment levels and consequential amendments

3. In schedule 1—
   1. 1. in paragraph 3A(a), for “£21,467” substitute “£22,905”;
      2. in paragraph 3A(b), for “£32,555” substitute “£34,736”;
      3. in paragraph 3A(c), for “£10,734” substitute “£11,453”;
      4. in paragraph 3AA, for “£618” substitute “£659”;
      5. in paragraph 4—
         1.  for “£32,555” substitute “£34,736”;
         2.  for “£24,417” substitute “£26,052”;
      6. in paragraph 5A, for “£10,734” substitute “£11,453”;
      7. in paragraph 6, for “£21,467” substitute “£22,905”;
      8. in paragraph 7, for “£32,555” substitute “£34,736”;
      9. in paragraph 7A, for “£8,051” substitute “£8,590”;
      10. in paragraph 8, for “£16,100” substitute “£17,179”;
      11. in paragraph 9, for “£24,417” substitute “£26,052”;
      12. in paragraph 11(3), for “columns 3 to 7” substitute “columns 3 to 8”;
      13. in paragraph 11(4) for “columns 3 to 7” substitute “columns 3 to 8”;
      14. in paragraph 11(5), in the Table, to the right of column 7, insert—

Column 8:  Payment amount (in respect of 2023-2024)

£21,467

£32,555

£10,734

£618”.

4. In schedule 2—
   1. 1. in paragraph 4, for “£32,555” substitute “£34,736”;
      2. in paragraph 4A, for “£618” substitute “£659”;
      3. in paragraph 7, for “£32,555” substitute “£34,736”;
      4. in paragraph 8, for “£24,417” substitute “£26,052”.
5. In schedule 3—
   1. 1. in paragraph 1, for “paragraphs 2 and 3” substitute “paragraphs 2 to 3ZA”;
      2. in paragraph 3, for “£32,555” substitute “£34,736”;
      3. in paragraph 3ZA, for “£618” substitute “£659”;
      4. in paragraph 5, for “£32,555” substitute “£34,736”;
      5. in paragraph 6, for “£24,417” substitute “£26,052”.
6. In schedule 4—
   1. 1. in paragraph 1, for “paragraphs 2 and 3”, substitute “paragraphs 2 to 3ZA”;
      2. in paragraph 3, for “£51,162” substitute “£54,590”;
      3. in paragraph 3ZA, for “£618” substitute “£659”;
      4. in paragraph 5, for “£51,162” substitute “£54,590”;
      5. in paragraph 6, for “£38,372” substitute “£40,943”.

[signed]

A member of staff of the Scottish Ministers

28 March 2024

* Made on 21st February 2017. The Principal Scheme was amended by the Scottish Infected Blood Support Amendment Scheme 2017 (which was made on 6th September 2017); the Scottish Infected Blood Support Amendment Scheme 2018 (which was made on 20th December 2018); the Scottish Infected Blood Support Amendment Scheme 2020 (which was made on 20th March 2020); the Scottish Infected Blood Support Amendment Scheme 2021 (which was made on 29th March 2021); the Scottish Infected Blood Support Amendment (No. 2) Scheme 2021 (which was made on 23rd June 2021); the Scottish Infected Blood Support Amendment Scheme 2022 (which was made on 24th March 2022); the Scottish Infected Blood Support Amendment Scheme 2023 (which was made on 23rd March 2023); and the Scottish Infected Blood Support Amendment (No. 2) Scheme (which was made on 1st April 2023).

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