The Industrial Injuries Advisory Council (IIAC) is a statutory body established under the National Insurance (Industrial Injuries) Act 1946, which came into effect on 4 July 1948. It provides independent advice to the Secretary of State for the Department for Work and Pensions on matters relating to the Industrial Injury Disablement Benefit scheme.
The Statutory provisions governing the Council's work are set out in Section 171 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992. Its role is to advise the Secretary of State on:
The Council is a non-executive body and has no power or authority to become involved in individual cases or in the decision-making process.
IIAC meets a minimum of 4 times each year.
The Industrial Injuries Advisory Council (IIAC) is undertaking a review of asbestos and pleural plaques.
The Council provides advice to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions about Industrial Injuries benefit – the scheme by which employed earners in the UK receive benefits for industrial accidents or certain scheduled occupational diseases (prescribed diseases). Further information on the scheme and the criteria IIAC uses in reviewing the terms of prescription can be found here.
The Council will be reviewing the prevalence of pleural plaques in the general population, the occupational causation of pleural plaques, the risks of disability arising from pleural plaques and the risks of other complications of asbestos exposure arising in those with pleural plaques.
Any organisation or individual with evidence about asbestos and pleural plaques, specifically the areas the Council will be reviewing (as outlined in the above paragraph), is invited to submit it to the Council at the address below no later than 1st September 2008.
Industrial Injuries Advisory Council,
Sixth Floor,
The Adelphi,
1-11 John Adam Street,
London, WC2N 6HT
Tel: 0207 962 8007
Fax: 0207 712 2330
email: iiac@dwp.gsi.gov.uk