The Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Prescribed Requirements) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2020

Amendment of regulation 2

3.  In regulation 2 (interpretation)—

(a) at the appropriate place in the alphabetical order, insert—

““the Grenfell Tower charitable funds” means the funds identified in the document entitled “Charity Commission for England and Wales – Grenfell Tower charitable funds update – 29th January 2019”(1);”;

““the Grenfell Tower Residents’ Discretionary Fund” means the £5 million fund announced on 16th June 2017 and administered by Westminster City Council for the benefit of households affected by the fire at Grenfell Tower on 14th June 2017;”;

““Grenfell Tower support payment” means any payment made by the council of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea to an individual as a result of the fire at Grenfell Tower on 14th June 2017;”;

““parental bereavement leave” means leave under section 80EA of the Employment Rights Act 1996(2);”;

““statutory parental bereavement pay” means a payment to which a person is entitled in accordance with section 171ZZ6 of the Social Security Contribution and Benefits Act 1992(3);”;

““the Windrush Compensation Scheme” means—

(a) the scheme of that name(4) operated by the Secretary of State for the purpose of compensating individuals who have suffered loss in connection with being unable to demonstrate their lawful status in the United Kingdom; and

(b) the policy entitled “Windrush Scheme: Support in urgent and exceptional circumstances”(5) which was operated by the Secretary of State for the purpose of compensating individuals who, for urgent and exceptional reasons, required support in advance of the scheme referred to in paragraph (a) of this definition becoming operational;”;

(b) for the definition of “qualifying person”, substitute—

““qualifying person” means—

(a)

a person in respect of whom payment has been made from the Fund, the Eileen Trust, MFET Limited, the Skipton Fund, the Caxton Foundation, the Scottish Infected Blood Support Scheme, an approved blood scheme, the London Emergencies Trust, the We Love Manchester Emergency Fund, the Grenfell Tower charitable funds, the Grenfell Tower Residents’ Discretionary Fund, the Windrush Compensation Scheme or the London Bombings Relief Charitable Fund; or

(b)

a person who has received a Grenfell Tower support payment;”.

(1)

This document can be found at https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/774326/Grenfell_Charitable_Funds_Report_29_01_2019.pdf. A hard copy may be obtained on request by writing to the Local Taxation Division, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, 2 Marsham Street, London, SW1P 4DF.

(2)

1996 c.18. Section 80EA is inserted by paragraph 2 of the Schedule to the Parental Bereavement (Leave and Pay) Act 2018 (c.24) (not yet in force).

(3)

1992 c.4. Section 171ZZ6 is inserted by paragraph 5 of the Schedule to the Parental Bereavement (Leave and Pay) Act 2018 (not yet in force).

(4)

The Windrush Compensation Scheme Rules were published in April 2019 and can be found at https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/793028/Windrush_Compensation_Scheme_Rules.pdf. A hard copy may be obtained on request by writing to the Local Taxation Division, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, 2 Marsham Street, London, SW1P 4DF. Further information about the Windrush Compensation Scheme can be found at https://www.gov.uk/guidance/windrush-compensation-scheme.

(5)

This policy can be found at https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/765092/Windrush_Scheme_-_Support_in_Urgent_and_Exceptional_Circumstances.pdf. A hard copy may be obtained on request by writing to the Local Taxation Division, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, 2 Marsham Street, London, SW1P 4DF.