UK Statutory Instrument SI 2020/103 United Kingdom

The Victims' Payments Regulations 2020

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Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Regulated

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Any Person3 Employer1

Plus 5 duties on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

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Any Person — also bound by 2684 other Acts
Employer — also bound by 701 other Acts
TULRCA 1992 72 duties

What it requires

Regulations creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

s.013 Assessment of degree of relevant disablement Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Board must arrange health assessment for approved victims' payment applicantsCrown / Minister / Government department
s.014 Interim assessments Regulated
  • Board must arrange interim assessments when permanent disablement cannot yet be assessedEmployer
s.015 Assessment by a health care professional Regulated
  • Health care professionals must assess degree of disablement for victims' paymentsAny Person
s.016 Assessment of degree of disablement: posthumous applications Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Board must arrange posthumous health assessment and provide informationStatutory regulator
s.033 Further assessment where disablement worsens Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Board must arrange reassessment when permanent disablement worsensStatutory regulator
s.037 Medical assessment on appeal Regulated
  • Assess degree of disablement and report to the Board when required by appeal panelAny Person
s.049 Duty to notify the Public Guardian Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Health care professionals must notify the Public Guardian when a person lacks capacity and no arrangements are in placeStatutory regulator
46 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.001 Citation and commencement and extent
s.002 Interpretation
s.003 The Board
s.004 Principles
s.005 Entitlement to victims' payments
s.006 Convictions
s.007 Causation of injury
s.008 Making of applications
s.009 Transfer of entitlement on death
s.010 Posthumous applications
s.011 Priority of applications
s.012 Determination by the Board
s.017 Notification to the applicant
s.018 Determination of amount of victims' payments
s.019 Adjustment in respect of other payments
s.020 Adjustment in respect of past compensation
s.021 Backdating
s.022 Notification to the applicant
s.023 Making of payments
s.024 Lump sums
s.025 Overpayments
s.026 Disregard of payments and lump sums for certain purposes
s.027 Exclusion of payments from benefit recovery schemes
s.028 Invalidity of assignment and bankruptcy
s.029 Power to require information by notice
s.030 Use of personal data by the Board
s.031 Confidentiality of personal data
s.032 Finality of decisions
s.034 Appeals
s.035 Appeal Panels
s.036 Determination of appeals
s.038 Remedies
s.039 Hearings
s.040 Representation
s.041 Case management
s.042 Exercise of functions by the chair
s.043 Review
s.044 Burden of proof
s.045 Standard of proof
s.046 Time of applications and appeals
s.047 Withdrawal of applications and appeals
s.048 Applicants under 18
s.050 Provision of advice
s.051 Expenses
s.052 Review of the Scheme
s.053 Consequential amendments
Schedules

Schedules

2 of 24 shown
s.sch002 Assessment of degree of disablement Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Healthcare professionals must assess disablement by comparing with an average healthy personCrown / Minister / Government department
s.sch002 Guidance Regulated
  • Health professionals must consider Board guidance when assessing disablementAny Person
22 other schedules
s.sch001 Status of the Board
s.sch001 Seal
s.sch001 Evidence
s.sch001 Panels
s.sch001 Advisors
s.sch001 Annual report
s.sch001 Administrative functions exercisable by the Department
s.sch001 Members
s.sch001 The President of the Board
s.sch001 Terms of appointment
s.sch001 Remuneration and expenses
s.sch001 Staff and accommodation
s.sch001 Expenses
s.sch001 Funding
s.sch002 Disablement with other causes
s.sch002 Expression of degree of disablement
s.sch003 Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975
s.sch003 The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975
s.sch003 The Rehabilitation of Offenders (Exceptions) Order (Northern Ireland) 1979
s.sch003 Freedom of Information Act 2000
s.sch003 Amendment to Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002
s.sch003 The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exclusions and Exceptions) (Scotland) Order 2013

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