THE government must not use the compensation progress to “bury criticism” in the Infected Blood Inquiry’s final report, the Haemophilia Society has said.

In private meetings with campaigners last week, the government indicated that it proposes to publish full details of its compensation plans, possibly including tariff amounts, within hours of the final report being released on May 20, the society added.

The compensation, which is set to be “northwards of £10 billion,” has not yet been signed off by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak but has the support of the Treasury and the Cabinet Office.