CervicalCheck Payments

Overview

Some payments to certain women who were affected by the failures in the CervicalCheck national screening programme are exempt from tax. The Minister for Finance announced these exemptions in Budget 2025.

The exemptions for certain payments include payments made from:

  • the CervicalCheck non-disclosure ex-gratia Scheme
  • the CervicalCheck Tribunal Act 2019
  • or
  • claims concluded by way of settlement and court order.

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