1U.K.After section 11B of the Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967, there is inserted—
“11CThe Victims of Overseas Terrorism Compensation Scheme
(1)For the purposes of this Act, administrative functions exercisable by an administrator of the Victims of Overseas Terrorism Compensation Scheme (see section 48 of the Crime and Security Act 2010) (“Scheme functions”) shall be taken to be administrative functions of a government department to which this Act applies.
(2)For the purposes of this section, a claims officer appointed under section 51(1) of the Crime and Security Act 2010 is an administrator of the Scheme.
(3)The principal officer in relation to any complaint made in respect of any action taken in respect of Scheme functions by a claims officer is such person as may from time to time be designated by the Secretary of State for the purposes of this subsection.
(4)The conduct of an investigation under this Act in respect of any action taken in respect of Scheme functions shall not affect—
(a)any action so taken; or
(b)any power or duty of any person to take further action with respect to any matters subject to investigation.”