Health and Safety Law 2024 (October 2024)
Equivalent laws in Northern Ireland, the Damages (Asbestos-related Conditions) Act NI, allow people in Northern Ireland suffering from pleural plaques to seek compensation. This leaves England and Wales isolated in continuing to fail to legislate for compensation for sufferers of pleural plaques. Unions continue to demand legislation to redress this.
This information is copyright to the Labour Research Department (LRD) and may not be reproduced
without the permission of the LRD.