Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme (Review) Bill 2008-09

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	Bill as introduced | PDF version, 76KB	09.10.2009

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This Bill was presented to Parliament on 14 July. This is known as First Reading and there was no debate on the Bill at this stage. 

This Bill was on the Order Paper for a Second Reading on several Fridays before being dropped by its sponsor, Frank Field.

 

Summary of the Bill

The Bill would establish a Commission to review the operation of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme in the context of terrorist attacks. The Commission’s role would be to consider whether the Scheme’s current cap of £250,000 should be removed in respect of UK nationals who are victims of terrorism. The Bill would require:

• the Commission to review the Scheme’s operation in respect of the payment of compensation to UK nationals who are the victims of terrorist acts (whether committed in the UK or overseas) and the financial costs incurred by them
• the Commission to submit a report to the Secretary of State setting out its recommendations for any amendments to the Scheme
• the Secretary of State to lay the report before Parliament and to make a motion in the Commons relating to the report within three months of the date on which it was laid.

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