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House of Commons

Notices of Amendments

given up to and including

Monday 11 January 2016

New Amendments handed in are marked thus

Amendments which will comply with the required notice period at their next appearance

Public Bill Committee

Riot Compensation Bill

Note

This document includes all amendments tabled to date, arranged in the order they

relate to the Bill.

Mr David Lammy

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Clause  3,  page  3,  line  12,  at end insert “, which must be no shorter than 132

calendar days from the day on which the riot ends”

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment would ensure that a person has at least 132 days from the end of the riot to make

a claim for compensation.

Mr David Lammy

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Clause  3,  page  3,  line  14,  at end insert “, which must be no shorter than 132

calendar days from the day on which the riot ends”

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment would ensure that a person has at least 132 days from the end of the riot to submit

details and evidence in relation to their claim.

Notices of Amendments: 11 January 2016                  

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Riot Compensation Bill, continued

Mr David Lammy

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Clause  3,  page  3,  line  17,  leave out “may” and insert “must”

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment would require the Secretary of State to require that any estimates of the cost of

repairs are to be prepared by approved contactors.

Mr David Lammy

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Clause  8,  page  5,  line  19,  leave out from “compensation” to “that”

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment would remove the £1 million compensation cap.

Mr David Lammy

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Clause  8,  page  5,  line  29,  at end insert—

“(3A)    

Money received by the claimant from emergency or recovery funds, whether

funded publicly or privately, in the aftermath of a riot must not be taken into

account by the decision maker when deciding the amount of compensation to be

paid.

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment would ensure that money received by the claimant from emergency or recovery

funds in the aftermath of a riot does not reduce the amount of compensation a claimant receives.

Mr David Lammy

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Clause  8,  page  6,  leave out lines 16 and 17

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment is consequential on amendment 1.