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16.—(1) This regulation applies where—
(a)an application has been made in a case where regulation 10 applies, and
(b)the determination of the panel is (subject to assessment by a health care professional of the degree of relevant disablement of the deceased) F1... that the applicant is entitled to victims' payments.
(2) The Board must—
(a)arrange for an assessment by a health care professional, and
(b)provide that health care professional with any relevant information obtained under regulation 29 or otherwise in the possession of the Board.
(3) The health care professional must—
(a)so far as possible, assess the degree of relevant disablement of the deceased before death by doing one or more of the following—
(i)considering any relevant information provided by the applicant or the Board;
(ii)considering the report of another health care professional who has considered any relevant information or carried out an examination of the deceased, and
(b)make a report to the Board—
(i)specifying the assessed degree of relevant disablement, and
(ii)reporting the reason for the assessment.
(4) In this regulation, “relevant information” means information relevant to the decisions the health care professional is required to make.
Textual Amendments
F1Word in reg. 16(1)(b) omitted (25.7.2023) by virtue of The Victims’ Payments (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/742), regs. 1(1), 2(7)
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 16 in force at 29.5.2020, see reg. 1(3)
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