§ Mr. WallaceTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many members of the working group examining the future of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board have(a) English legal qualifications and (b) Scottish legal qualifications.
§ Mr. MacleanThere is no working group examining the future of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board. As my right hon. and learned Friend the member for Rushcliffe (Mr. Clarke) announced on 23 November 1992, col457, the Government have decided that the present criminal injuries compensation scheme should be replaced in 1994 by one based on a tariff of awards. The intention is to offer a better, more straightforward service to claimants.
Officials are working up the more detailed proposals in the normal course of their duties under the direction of Ministers. The officials take legal advice as and when appropriate. Details of the new scheme will be set out in the White Paper within the next two or three months.