On 3 August 2010 the Government announced it will be making “an extra-statutory payment” of £5,000.00 to selected individuals who have had pleural plaques diagnosed as a result of exposure to asbestos and who attempted to claim damages for the condition prior to the 17th October 2007.
To apply you need to contact the Ministry of Justice by telephone on 0300 303 8150 or online at www.justice.gov.uk/guidance/pleural-plaques-compensation-scheme.htm.
You should be aware that only one application can be made under this scheme and that the application must be submitted by the 1st August 2011 to be eligible. Once the application has been made you need to send the Ministry of Justice a pack of documents certified by your solicitor as being true copies of the original documents. These documents need to be submitted within 30 days of your application or else your application will fail.
