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The Victims' Payments Regulations 2020

S.I. 2020/103 · Made 31 January 2020 · Extends to United Kingdom

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Payment Scheme

Disabled Persons

Made at 11.20 a.m. on 31st January 2020

Laid before Parliament at 2.30 p.m. on 31st January 2020

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 10 and 11 of the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019 M1.

The Secretary of State has had regard to advice given by the Commission for Victims and Survivors for Northern Ireland in accordance with section 10(10) of that Act.

Annotations to the whole text

Marginal citations

M1

2019 c. 22.

Contents

  1. Part
  2. Part 1: Preliminary
  3. 1Citation and commencement and extent
  4. 2Interpretation
  5. Part 2: The Board
  6. 3The Board
  7. 4Principles
  8. Part 3: Entitlement to victims' payments
  9. 5Entitlement to victims' payments
  10. 6Convictions
  11. 7Causation of injury
  12. 8Making of applications
  13. 9Transfer of entitlement on death
  14. 10Posthumous applications
  15. Part 4: Determination of entitlement
  16. 11Priority of applications
  17. 12Determination by the Board
  18. 13Assessment of degree of relevant disablement
  19. 14Interim assessments
  20. 15Assessment by a health care professional
  21. 16Assessment of degree of disablement: posthumous applications
  22. 17Notification to the applicant
  23. Part 5: Payments
  24. 18Determination of amount of victims' payments
  25. 19Adjustment in respect of other payments
  26. 20Adjustment in respect of past compensation
  27. 21Backdating
  28. 22Notification to the applicant
  29. 23Making of payments
  30. 24Lump sums
  31. 25Overpayments
  32. 26Disregard of payments and lump sums for certain purposes
  33. 27Exclusion of payments from benefit recovery schemes
  34. 28Invalidity of assignment and bankruptcy
  35. Part 6: Information and disclosure
  36. 29Power to require information by notice
  37. 30Use of personal data by the Board
  38. 31Confidentiality of personal data
  39. Part 7: Appeal, further assessment and review
  40. 32Finality of decisions
  41. 33Further assessment where disablement worsens
  42. 34Appeals
  43. 35Appeal Panels
  44. 36Determination of appeals
  45. 37Medical assessment on appeal
  46. 38Remedies
  47. 39Hearings
  48. 40Representation
  49. 41Case management
  50. 42Exercise of functions by the chair
  51. 43Review
  52. Part 8: Miscellaneous provisions
  53. 44Burden of proof
  54. 45Standard of proof
  55. 46Time of applications and appeals
  56. 47Withdrawal of applications and appeals
  57. 48Applicants under 18
  58. 49Duty to notify the Public Guardian
  59. 50Provision of advice
  60. 51Expenses
  61. 52Review of the Scheme
  62. 53Consequential amendments
  63. Signature
  64. Schedule 1: The Board
  65. 1Status of the Board
  66. 2Administrative functions exercisable by the Department
  67. 3Members
  68. 4The President of the Board
  69. 5Terms of appointment
  70. 6Remuneration and expenses
  71. 7Staff and accommodation
  72. 8Expenses
  73. 9Funding
  74. 10Seal
  75. 11Evidence
  76. 12Panels
  77. 13Advisors
  78. 14Annual report
  79. Schedule 2: Assessment of disablement
  80. 1Assessment of degree of disablement
  81. 2Disablement with other causes
  82. 3Expression of degree of disablement
  83. 4Guidance
  84. Schedule 3: Consequential amendments
  85. 1Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975
  86. 2The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975
  87. 3The Rehabilitation of Offenders (Exceptions) Order (Northern Ireland) 1979
  88. 4Freedom of Information Act 2000
  89. 5Amendment to Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002
  90. 6The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exclusions and Exceptions) (Scotland) Order 2013
  91. Explanatory note