A Bill to establish a Commission to review the operation of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme and to make proposals for amendments to the scheme.
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 themthe Commission to submit a report to the Secretary of State setting out its recommendations for any amendments to the Schemethe 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.
House of Commons
28 October 2009
This Bill would set up a Commission to review how the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme handles victims of terrorism, especially UK nationals. It asks whether the £250,000 cap should be removed for these victims and requires the Commission to report back with proposed changes, which the government must lay before Parliament and introduce a related motion within three months of the report being laid.
The bill is currently at Second Reading in the House of Commons (originating in the Commons).
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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.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
