Regulation 3 Amendments to the Council Tax Reduction Schemes and Prescribed Requirements (Wales) Regulations 2013
In regulation 2(1) (interpretation)—
in the definition of “qualifying person”, after “the We Love Manchester Emergency Fund” insert “, the Windrush Compensation Scheme”;
in the appropriate place insert—
““the Windrush Compensation Scheme” (“Cynllun Digolledu Windrush”) means—
- (a)
the scheme of that name f1 operated by the Secretary of State for the purpose of compensating individuals who have suffered loss in connection with being unable to demonstrate their lawful status in the United Kingdom; and
- (b)
the policy entitled “Windrush Scheme: Support in urgent and exceptional circumstances”f2 which was operated by the Secretary of State for the purpose of compensating individuals who, for urgent and exceptional reasons, required support in advance of the scheme referred to in paragraph (a) of this definition becoming operational;”.
Annotations
Footnotes
- f1
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The Windrush Compensation Scheme Rules are published and can be found at https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/925385/Windrush_Compensation_Scheme_Full_Rules.pdf. A hard copy may be obtained on request by writing to the Local Taxation Division, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, 2 Marsham Street, London, SW1P 4DF. Further information about the Windrush Compensation Scheme can be found at https://www.gov.uk/guidance/windrush-compensation-scheme.
- f2
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This policy can be found at https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/916834/Windrush_Scheme_-_Support_in_Urgent_and_Exceptional_Circumstances.pdf. A hard copy may be obtained on request by writing to the Local Taxation Division, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, 2 Marsham Street, London, SW1P 4DF.