# The Armed Forces and Reserve Forces (Compensation Scheme) (Amendment) Order 2014, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends the Armed Forces and Reserve Forces (Compensation Scheme) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/517) (“the principal Order”) which provides for benefits to be payable to or in respect of a person by reason of injury or illness (whether physical or mental), or death, which is caused (wholly or partly) by service in the armed forces or reserve forces.
Article 12 is amended to ensure that those who are in receipt of payment for an injury under the Naval, Military and Air Forces etc (Disablement and Death) Service Pensions Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/606) cannot receive a further payment for the same injury under the principal Order.
Articles 24A and 24D are amended to take account of an increase in the amount of the armed forces independence payment and the amount of the armed forces independence payment that may be applied, on behalf of the claimant, in respect of Motability, as defined in article 2 of the principal Order. These increases are in line with the consumer prices index.
The amendments to Tables 1 to 4, 6, 8 and 9 insert new descriptors (description of injury or illness) or amend existing descriptors in the tariff. The tariff lists the various forms of injury or illness for which compensation is payable, specifies a numerical tariff level and specifies for each tariff level the amount of compensation payable. Where a person sustains an injury which the Secretary of State considers is sufficiently serious to warrant an award, he may make a temporary award under article 26 of the principal Order, but must amend the tariff within 1 year of making the award. The new and amended descriptors are as a result of making temporary awards or follow recommendations made by the Independent Medical Expert Group (IMEG), who advise the Secretary of State in respect of medical matters relating to the scheme. Some adjustments have also been made to the numerical tariff levels of some descriptors. These adjustments are also on the recommendations of IMEG.
The amendments to the above Tables also include the addition of or amendment to some of the Table footnotes which are intended to assist the categorisation of injuries or illnesses.
The other amendments correct minor drafting errors in the principal Order.

---
Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/412/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/armed-forces-and-reserve-forces-compensation-scheme-amendment-order-2014/note
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.