The Victims' Payments Regulations 2020

PART 1Preliminary

1Citation and commencement and extent

2Interpretation

PART 2The Board

PART 3Entitlement to victims' payments

5Entitlement to victims' payments

7Causation of injury

8Making of applications

9Transfer of entitlement on death

10Posthumous applications

PART 4Determination of entitlement

11Priority of applications

12Determination by the Board

13Assessment of degree of relevant disablement

14Interim assessments

15Assessment by a health care professional

16Assessment of degree of disablement: posthumous applications

17Notification to the applicant

18Determination of amount of victims' payments

19Adjustment in respect of other payments

20Adjustment in respect of past compensation

22Notification to the applicant

23Making of payments

26Disregard of payments and lump sums for certain purposes

27Exclusion of payments from benefit recovery schemes

28Invalidity of assignment and bankruptcy

PART 6Information and disclosure

29Power to require information by notice

30Use of personal data by the Board

31Confidentiality of personal data

PART 7Appeal, further assessment and review

32Finality of decisions

33Further assessment where disablement worsens

35Appeal Panels

36Determination of appeals

37Medical assessment on appeal

40Representation

41Case management

42Exercise of functions by the chair

PART 8Miscellaneous provisions

44Burden of proof

45Standard of proof

46Time of applications and appeals

47Withdrawal of applications and appeals

48Applicants under 18

49Duty to notify the Public Guardian

50Provision of advice

52Review of the Scheme

53Consequential amendments

SCHEDULE 1The Board

1Status of the Board

2Administrative functions exercisable by the Department

4The President of the Board

5Terms of appointment

6Remuneration and expenses

7Staff and accommodation

14Annual report

SCHEDULE 2Assessment of disablement

1Assessment of degree of disablement

2Disablement with other causes

3Expression of degree of disablement

SCHEDULE 3Consequential amendments

1Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975

2The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975

3The Rehabilitation of Offenders (Exceptions) Order (Northern Ireland) 1979

4Freedom of Information Act 2000

5Amendment to Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002

6The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exclusions and Exceptions) (Scotland) Order 2013

2020 No. 103

Payment Scheme

Disabled Persons

The Victims' Payments Regulations 2020

Madeat 11.20 a.m. on 31st January 2020

Laid before Parliamentat 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:

Marginal Citations

M1