Government backs EL database
The government has proposed setting up an employers' liability tracing office to help people claim compensation who have serious industrial diseases and who cannot trace their employers' insurance records.
In a consultation paper the Department of Work and Pensions has also propsed setting up an Employers’ Liability Insurance Bureau to provide a fund of last resort for those who are unable to trace them
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