# The Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Prescribed Requirements) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026, Regulation 3: Amendment of regulation 2

Extent: E+W

In regulation 2(1) (interpretation)—
(a) after the definition of “invalid carriage or other vehicle” insert—
““LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme payment” means a payment under the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Financial Recognition Scheme administered under the authority of the Secretary of State for Defence;”;
(b) after the definition of “MFET Limited” insert—
““miscarriage of justice compensation payment” means—
(a) a payment made under section 133(1) of the Criminal Justice Act 1988; or
(b) any other payment made by the Secretary of State, the Scottish Ministers or, in Northern Ireland, the Department of Justice, for the purpose of compensating a person—
(i) for a miscarriage of justice in criminal proceedings, or
(ii) for being wrongfully charged with a criminal offence;”;
(c) in the definition of “qualifying person” for “or a vaccine damage payment” substitute “, a vaccine damage payment, an LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme payment or a miscarriage of justice compensation payment”;
(d) after the definition of “savings credit” insert—
““Scottish Adult Disability Living Allowance” has the meaning given in regulation 2 of the Disability Assistance (Scottish Adult Disability Living Allowance) Regulations 2025;”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/27/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/council-tax-reduction-schemes-prescribed-requirements-england-amendment-regulations-2026/regulation-3
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