HL Deb 22 February 1994 vol 552 c50WA
Lord Brougham and Vaux

asked Her Majesty's Government:

When they expect to appoint the members of the independent panel which will consider appeals under the revised arrangements for paying criminal injuries compensation (the Tariff Scheme) which comes into force on 1 April 1994.

Earl Ferrers

The Secretary of State for Scotland and my right honourable friend have appointed Mr. Michael Lewer, QC, an experienced member of the present Criminal Injuries Compensation Board, to be the first chairman of the new appeals panel. The aim now is to appoint within the next few weeks a nucleus of about a dozen panel members to deal with any early appeals under the new scheme. We would like some of those posts to be filled by other members of the present board. The full complement of appeals panel members will be appointed over the coming months as the number of appeals builds up.