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For the Compensation Scheme
to accept your claim, you must meet the Scheme's eligibility criteria.
These are:
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You must have been employed
by one (or more) of the Scheme employers, or their predecessor
companies. For example, if you worked for CEGB at a Magnox
site, your claim would be eligible, and it would most probably
be taken as a BNFL Magnox case. If you worked for CEGB at an
AGR site, your claim would most probably be a British Energy
Generation case. Where groups of employees have been transferred
out of a Scheme employer, those employees may still be eligible
to claim under the Scheme. These companies are known in the
Scheme as "Specified Companies" and a full list may
be viewed here. A fuller explanation
of how Specified Companies are addressed by the Scheme is included
in the page on the Freedom
of Information Act. Employees of Specified Companies wishing
to make a claim should complete the contact form provided here.
If you have worked for a contractor at the site of a Scheme
employer, please go to the relevant section here.
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You must have had an
occupational radiation dose with one (or more) of the Scheme
employers. The Scheme works by calculating the probability
that a measured radiation exposure has caused a particular disease.
Normally in the absence of a dose record, a calculation cannot
be made.
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You must be (or have
been at the time of your relevant employment) a member of one
of the Scheme trades' unions (this does not apply to claimants
who have been employed by the MOD or served in HM Forces).
If you are not a union member and you have not worked for MOD
or served in HM Forces, please go to the relevant section here.
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You must have been diagnosed
with a disease associated with radiation exposure. Alternatively,
if the claim relates to a family member who has died from a
form of cancer, the claim will be considered if an earlier diagnosis
was made or if the cancer is listed on the Death Certificate.
The Scheme will consider claims in respect of most forms of
cancer as well as cataract of the eye. Rather than publish a
list of cancers which are eligible for consideration under the
Scheme, a small number of cancers are excluded from the Scheme.
These are listed here. You may also
wish to note that the Scheme does not consider applications
for diseases linked to chemical or mineral agents, such as organic
chemicals or asbestos.
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To make a claim, you should either:
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Contact your local trades' union representative
or local office. They will provide you with the necessary paperwork,
information and further guidance. If this route is taken, the
Scheme will assume you are a member of the union from the outset
of the claim, and this can sometimes prevent delays caused by
waiting for the union to confirm your membership to the Executive
Secretary.
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Request an Authority Form from the Scheme's Executive
Secretary. This can be done by completing the claim
enquiry form or by contacting the Executive Secretary direct
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Non-Union Members and Contractors' Employees
The Scheme does not accept claims from non-union members (other than
those employed by the Ministry of Defence) nor does it accept claims
from contractors' employees (other than Specified Companies) working
at the sites of Scheme employers. If these circumstances apply to
you, please contact the relevant employers' Legal Department through
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