The Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Prescribed Requirements) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2024

Amendment of regulation 2

3.  In regulation 2(1) (interpretation)—

(a) for the definition of “Grenfell Tower support payment” substitute—

““Grenfell Tower support payment” means a payment made for the purpose of providing compensation or support in respect of the fire on 14th June 2017 at Grenfell Tower;”;

(b) after the definition of “historical child abuse payment” insert—

““the Horizon system” means any version of the computer system used by the Post Office known as Horizon, Horizon Legacy, Horizon Online or HNG-X;”;

(c) after the definition of “polygamous marriage” insert—

““the Post Office” means Post Office Limited (registered number 02154540);

“Post Office compensation payment” means a payment made by the Post Office or the Secretary of State for the purpose of providing compensation or support which is—

(a)

in connection with the failings of the Horizon system; or

(b)

otherwise payable following the judgment in Bates and Others v Post Office Ltd ((No. 3) “Common Issues”)(1);”;

(d) in the definition of “qualifying person”—

(i) for “or a Windrush payment” substitute “, a Windrush payment, a Post Office compensation payment or a vaccine damage payment”;

(ii) after “the National Emergencies Trust” insert “, the Victims of Overseas Terrorism Compensation Scheme”;

(e) after the definition of “universal credit” insert—

““vaccine damage payment” means a payment made under the Vaccine Damage Payments Act 1979(2);

“the Victims of Overseas Terrorism Compensation Scheme” means the scheme of that name established by the Ministry of Justice in 2012 under section 47 of the Crime and Security Act 2010(3);”.

(1)

[2019] EWHC 606 (QB).

(2)

1979 c. 17.

(3)

2010 c. 17.