And so far we know that 3000 people have died in the uk from infected blood and infected Blood Products given by the nhs. 0verall, 30,000 victims have been identified and these fall into two main categories. There are the people with rare genetic Blood Clotting Disorders such as the haemophiliacs, and there are people who needed Blood Transfusions after surgery, for example. So lets start with this first group, the haemophiliacs. People with Blood Clotting Disorders, they need a special protein called factor eight, Orfactor Nine injected which helps the blood clot. But by the 1970s the uk was really struggling to meet demand for these Blood Products and so they started to import from america but because america pays for blood plasma rather than it being donated for free, it came from a lot of high risk individuals, including prisoners, drug addicts and those most in need for money. And so with these donations came some deadly viral infections such as hepatitis c and hiv. In the late � 70s, us Drug Companies were aware that the product was infected with viruses, including hepatitis, but they didnt take steps to stop the transmission. Instead, what they did was they mixed together ever larger Batch Numbers of donations, sometimes up to 50,000 Plasma Donations would be mixed together in one batch, and it tookjust one infected donor to infect the entire batch. By 1983, the Pharmaceutical Companies were aware there was a link between haemophiliacs and hiv, but instead of raising the alarm, they kept it quiet. Some medics and Whistle Blowers did try to raise the alarm around the world but Health Officials did not listen. We now know that 1250 people were infected with hiv and hepatitis c who had Blood Clotting Disorders in this country. 320 of them were children and almost all have now died. Now lets look at this second group of people, those with Blood Transfusions. They were given Blood Transfusions during surgery or after childbirth or an accident and they were given it infected with hepatitis c. It was known that Blood Transfusions could infect people with hepatitis as early as the 1970s, but those that were exposed even when a test became available, and minimal effort was made to identify those infected. Even now, we still have people coming forward in this country who have just been diagnosed, decades after their infection. But often it is too late. Hepatitis attacks the liver, leading to cirrhosis and eventually cancer, so a late diagnosis often comes with a dire prognosis. The inquiry said that through Blood Transfusion treatment up to 27,000 people were infected with hepatitis c, and between 80 and 100 got hiv. During the inquiry we heard from children that grew up as orphans, mothers who buried their children and husbands who unknowingly passed infections on to their wives. Victims said they were ignored by doctors and they said they were treated as dirty or Second Class Citizens by the nhs. Victims and their families waited a0 years for justice. The focus now is on compensation. The ongoing impact of the Infected Blood Scandal. The ongoing impact of the Infected Blood Scandal. Lets speak to our news correspondent Rajini Vaidyanathan who is outside Methodist Central HallIn Westminster. Take us through the events of today. So many people have waited such a long time for this report. This so many people have waited such a long time for this report. Long time for this report. This is a scandal which long time for this report. This is a scandal which has long time for this report. This is a scandal which has gone long time for this report. This is a scandal which has gone on long time for this report. This is a scandal which has gone on for scandal which has gone on for decades, Family Members are furious. I spoke to one woman who has gone into day who was wearing a t shirt with her mothers face on. The woman i spoke to, her mother was carine, and she said her mother was infected with hiv after she received a transfusion in the early 1980s. She then later was also diagnosed with hepatitis c and that is what she eventually died. She said she is angry because it is taking so long for families to angry because it is taking so long forfamilies to get angry because it is taking so long for families to get to the point where they were even given a Public Inquiry, which is finally wrapped up, and that was four years ago, when that began. And then he just taken now to the stage where they finally today are going to get that report. What are they looking for . Truth, justice and accountability that they want. They want to know what exactly happened, they want to know why they believe there was a cover up, why when there were warnings about this Blood Product which was infected was it still being used in the National Health service here . They won compensation, they say it is not the only thing they say it is not the only thing they want, and they also want more answers and accountability. He was going to be held responsible for the fact that this happened . To discuss this in more detail, im joined by our correspondent he has also been monitoring events. Lets go through those three things i was talking about. The first thing is true. What exactly happened . We heard in the explainer there about that factor eight product. It began to be used in the early 1980s and were seen as a wonder drug for people who Add Haemophilia but then those warnings came, didnt they . That they shouldnt be used and yet we should talk about the clapping, actually. I should stop and say there is a crowd of people behind us who are Family Members, many are wearing the haemophiliac colours that represent the cause, and they are clapping periodically to honour the people who died in this ongoing scandal. The fact that so many of these Family Members are furious and hurt and disappointed because there were warnings about this product decades ago. Warnings about this product decades am, � ,. , warnings about this product decades auo. � , u,. , warnings about this product decades ago. Absolutely, and as you say it was described ago. Absolutely, and as you say it was described as ago. Absolutely, and as you say it was described as factor ago. Absolutely, and as you say it was described as factor eight was described as factor eight treatment as a wonder drug and lets not forget treatment as a wonder drug and lets not forget it treatment as a wonder drug and lets not forget it kind of was when it came not forget it kind of was when it came out not forget it kind of was when it came out on the basis that when they didnt came out on the basis that when they didnt know came out on the basis that when they didnt know the risk of infection, it did didnt know the risk of infection, it did change peoples lives and it is worth it did change peoples lives and it is worth saying, we have had these horrendous is worth saying, we have had these horrendous stories, you look at all these horrendous stories, you look at all these individuals, so many with absolutely horrendous personal stories absolutely horrendous personal stories. Many doctors who administered these drugs back then decades administered these drugs back then decades ago were acting in good faith for decades ago were acting in good faith for the most part because this dru faith for the most part because this drug was faith for the most part because this drug was something that really helped drug was something that really helped those people that needed blood helped those people that needed Blood Treatments for the people who were suffering with haemophilia. 0f were suffering with haemophilia. Of course were suffering with haemophilia. Of course there are the second group of people course there are the second group of people who course there are the second group of people who are involved in the scandal people who are involved in the scandal who received Blood Transfusions, that is slightly different because that is not the factor different because that is not the factor eight situation that they hadnt factor eight situation that they hadnt received factor eight, they hadnt received factor eight, they had straight Blood Transfusions and it received had straight Blood Transfusions and it received infected blood in a different it received infected blood in a different way so we have got those two different part. The point being in both two different part. The point being in both of two different part. The point being in both of those cases the fact a trealmehl in both of those cases the fact a treatment and Blood Transfusion there treatment and Blood Transfusion there was a situation where blood wasnt there was a situation where blood wasnt being tested until far later run into wasnt being tested until far later run into the early 905 when this blood run into the early 905 when this blood was run into the early 905 when this blood was being administered but there blood was being administered but there had been those Warning5 Blood was being administered but there had been those warnings from there had been those warnings from the world there had been those warnings from the World Health Organization and other the World Health Organization and other such organi5ation5 the World Health Organization and other such organisations in this other 5uch organisations in this inquiry other such organisations in this inquiry over the last couple of years. Inquiry over the last couple of years, those Warning5 Inquiry over the last couple of years, those warnings were being year5, those warnings were being paid early year5, those warnings were being paid early on and yet this blood and those paid early on and yet this blood and those Blood Products were still being those Blood Products were still being administered to those people and that being administered to those people and that is exactly the answer they want today, wi fi why were they ignored want today, wi fi why were they ignored and want today, wi fi why were they ignored and without cover up afterwards . Ignored and without coverup afterwards . Ignored and without coverup afterwards . � ,. ,. ,. , afterwards . Im speaking to you, ellie, both afterwards . Im speaking to you, ellie, both of afterwards . Im speaking to you, ellie, both of us afterwards . Im speaking to you, ellie, both of us are afterwards . Im speaking to you, ellie, both of us are standing afterwards . Im speaking to you, i ellie, both of us are standing close to the ministry of health, very close to parliament, close to Downing Street and there are people in those three places today watching what happens here very closely and people here and people in those buildings to answer for this as well. , , � , buildings to answer for this as well. , ,� , well. You said this isnt ust about compensation. H well. You said this isnt ust about compensation. We well. You said this isnt ust about compensation. We will well. You said this isntjust about compensation. We will come well. You said this isntjust about compensation. We will come onto that, compen5ation. We will come onto that, but compensation. We will come onto that, but the really important bit we should get this afternoon will be the reaction from that place just over the reaction from that place just over there the reaction from that place just over there in parliament, the reaction from that place just overthere in parliament, we are expecting overthere in parliament, we are expecting a full and formal apology from the expecting a full and formal apology from the government, we are expecting that to be ri5hi sunak delivering that apology. That will be a big delivering that apology. That will be a big moment, you dont get these formal be a big moment, you dont get these formal apologies very often, i think the formal apologie5 very often, i think the last formal apologies very often, i think the last most recent formal apology were to the last most recent formal apology were to do the last most recent formal apology were to do with hill5borough and the bloody were to do with hill5borough and the bloody sunday, both inquiries. But it is not bloody sunday, both inquiries. But it is not something you get every day and it is not something you get every day and it it is not something you get every day and it is something so many of these day and it is something so many of these campaigners have been Calling The5e campaigners have been calling for, the5e campaigners have been calling for. Not the5e campaigners have been calling for, not because it is a Prime Minister for, not because it is a Prime Minister accepting personal mini5ter accepting personal re5pon5ibly to both the Prime Minister re5pon5ibly to both the Prime Minister accepting the mini5ter accepting the responsibility for 5ucce55ive responsibility for successive governments. I think labour and the conservatives are both accepted there conservatives are both accepted there were huge admi55ion5 made under there were huge admi55ion5 made under their watche5 there were huge admi55ion5 made under their watches and therefore that is under their watches and therefore that is why this is important to them that is why this is important to them because the strikes you are talking them because the strikes you are talking about it strikes accountable to. A talking about it strikes accountable to. Talking about it strikes accountable to. ,. ,. ,. ,. , accountable to. A year ago a report extended to accountable to. A year ago a report extended to families accountable to. A year ago a report extended to families of accountable to. A year ago a report extended to families of those extended to families of those impacted, they didnt go ahead with that and they havent received the money. There has been frustration, although this transcends politics, there is been so many different parties who have been in charge, Different Administration throughout the scandal but there is some anger that when the interim report suggested compensation, it still wasnt paid last year. That suggested compensation, it still wasnt paid last year. Wasnt paid last year. That is riaht, wasnt paid last year. That is right, rewind wasnt paid last year. That is right, rewind slightly, wasnt paid last year. That is right, rewind slightly, the i wasnt paid last year. That is l right, rewind slightly, the had wasnt paid last year. That is right, rewind slightly, the had been some right, rewind slightly, the had been some other interim compensation paid out, to some other interim compensation paid out, to around 4000 victims and immediate out, to around 4000 victims and immediate family. The suggestion last year immediate family. The suggestion last year is a compensation be extended last year is a compensation be extended to families to parents, to children extended to families to parents, to children who had lost loved ones are being children who had lost loved ones are being effected through it and the money being effected through it and the money wasnt forthcoming, although there was money wasnt forthcoming, although there was an acceptance by the government that there was a moral obligation government that there was a moral obligation that needed to be paid. The Compensation Side of things is going the Compensation Side of things is going to the Compensation Side of things is going to be crucially important and ithink going to be crucially important and i think we going to be crucially important and i think we will hear about that in the next i think we will hear about that in the next couple of days, potentially as early the next couple of days, potentially as early as the next couple of days, potentially as early as tomorrow, exactly how that mechanism work because it totally that mechanism work because it totally transcends politics and i think totally transcends politics and i think there is a sense In Westminster today that Party Politics westminster today that Party Politics has been suspended because there were different governments who didnt heed the warnings or didnt pay off didnt heed the warnings or didnt pay off the compensation, he didnt act on pay off the compensation, he didnt act on it pay off the compensation, he didnt act on it earlier and it is very interesting over the weekend we had now chancellorjeremy hunt saying he felt it was now chancellorjeremy hunt saying he felt it was one of the worst scandals felt it was one of the worst scandals youve ever seen any side, committed. Scandals youve ever seen any side, committed, he said, to pay the compensation. I think the building is expected to run to around £10 billion is expected to run to around £10 billion a