uksi/2015/367 — The Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2015

2015 No. 367 Payment Scheme The Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2015 Made 23rd February 2015 Laid before Parliament 27th February 2015 Coming into force 31st March 2015 The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1 and 17(4) of the Mesothelioma Act 2014 . Citation, commencement, interpretation and application 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2015 and come into force on 31st March 2015. 2 In these Regulations “first diagnosed” has the meaning given to it by Schedule 1 to the Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme Regulations 2014 . 3 These Regulations apply only in relation to any case in which a person was first diagnosed with diffuse mesothelioma on or after 10th February 2015. Amendment of Schedule 4 to the Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme Regulations 2014 2 In Schedule 4 (Amount of Scheme Payments) to the Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme Regulations 2014 for Table 1 substitute— Table 1 Age of the person with diffuse mesothelioma (see regulation 16(3)) Scheme Payment 40 and under £271,120 41 £267,439 42 £263,758 43 £260,078 44 £256,396 45 £252,715 46 £249,034 47 £245,353 48 £241,671 49 £237,990 50 £234,309 51 £230,628 52 £226,946 53 £223,265 54 £219,584 55 £215,903 56 £212,221 57 £208,540 58 £204,859 59 £201,179 60 £197,498 61 £193,816 62 £190,135 63 £186,454 64 £182,773 65 £179,091 66 £175,410 67 £171,729 68 £168,048 69 £164,366 70 £160,685 71 £157,004 72 £153,323 73 £149,641 74 £145,960 75 £142,279 76 £138,599 77 £134,918 78 £131,236 79 £127,555 80 £123,874 81 £120,193 82 £116,511 83 £112,830 84 £109,149 85 £105,468 86 £101,786 87 £98,105 88 £94,424 89 £90,743 90 and over £87,061 Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Freud Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Department for Work and Pensions 23rd February 2015 EXPLANATORY NOTE (This note is not part of the Regulations) These Regulations substitute the table in Schedule 4 to the Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme Regulations 2014 ( S.I. 2014/916 ). This has the effect of increasing the level of payments made under the scheme for each age category by an average of around £30,000. The substituted payment amounts apply to eligible persons first diagnosed with diffuse mesothelioma on or after 10th February 2015 and, where the person first diagnosed with diffuse mesothelioma on or after 10th February 2015 has died without making an application to the scheme, to their eligible dependants. A final stage impact assessment was produced in 2014 to cover, in detail, the impacts of the scheme on the private sector including Employers’ Liability insurers, Government and individuals. A copy is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/286525/mesothelioma-payment-scheme-ia-mar-2014.pdf or a copy can be obtained by writing to: The Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme team, Caxton House, 1st Floor Caxton House, Tothill Street, London SW1H 9NA.