感染血液赔偿管理局（IBCA）对受害者的赔偿申请设置了过高的证明标准，导致大量申请人无法获得应有补偿。1该机构仅在成立两年内处理了预期赔偿申请的15%，1采用的"超越合理怀疑"的证明要求远高于公共调查建议的"概然性"标准。1
申请人被要求提供数十年前的医疗记录、学校记录、租赁协议、水电费账单或家庭照片等证明材料。1这对已经遭受数十年不公正待遇的受害者造成了沉重负担。丙肝信托首席执行官Rachel Halford指出，这给"已经承受了数十年不公正待遇的人带来了难以忍受的负担"。1
血液病协会要求改变证明责任的框架，使患有出血性疾病的申请人除非被证明否则有权获得赔偿。1个案显示问题的严重性：申请人卢克·奥谢因缺乏肝脏活检记录，赔偿可能少高达100万英镑。1
Victims of the infected blood scandal and their relatives are encountering severe obstacles while seeking compensation through the Infected Blood Compensation Authority (IBCA).1 The IBCA has processed only 15 percent of anticipated compensation applications within its first two years of operation.1
A central issue undermining claims is the standard of proof required by the authority. Applicants are being asked to demonstrate eligibility "beyond reasonable doubt," a threshold higher than the "balance of probabilities" standard recommended by the public inquiry.1 This stricter burden has resulted in many victims being denied compensation.1 To establish their cases, applicants must produce decades-old medical records, school documents, rental agreements, utility bills, and family photographs.1
The stringent requirements have prompted calls for reform. The Haemophilia Society has urged a reversal of the burden of proof, proposing that people with bleeding disorders should be presumed eligible for compensation unless proven otherwise.1 Rachel Halford, chief executive of the Hepatitis C Trust, characterized the current process as imposing "an unbearable burden on people who have already suffered decades of injustice."1 One claimant, Luke O'Shea, could lose as much as 1 million pounds in compensation due to missing liver biopsy records.1
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