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The Victims’ Payments Regulations 2020

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11.—(1) The Board may decide the order of priority in which applications for victims’ payments are to be determined.

(2) In making a decision under paragraph (1), the Board must, in particular, have regard to—

(a)whether evidence provided with an application, or otherwise in the possession of the Board, is likely to allow the application to be determined quickly;

(b)the age of each applicant, and

(c)so far as it is disclosed in the application, the health of each applicant.

(3) The Board must give priority to applications made by applicants who—

(a)are terminally ill, and

(b)disclose that fact to the Board.

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