HC Deb 19 July 1995 vol 263 c1449W
Ms Roseanna Cunningham

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when section 117 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 will be brought into effect. [35326]

Mr. Maclean

There are no plans to bring into force any of the provisions of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 relating to the criminal injuries compensation scheme.

Clause 11 of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Bill currently before Parliament will repeal sections 108 to 117 of, and schedules 6 and 7 to, the 1988 Act. Clause 7 of the Bill will, however, introduce a provision similar to section 117 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988.