48Victims support may be approved subject to conditions

48 Victims support may be approved subject to conditions

48 Victims support may be approved subject to conditions

(1) Approval for the giving of financial support or making of a recognition payment may be given by the Commissioner subject to any of the following conditions—

(a) notification to the Commissioner of such matters (including matters relating to the financial circumstances of the person to or for whose benefit the approval is given) as may be specified in the notice of determination relating to the approval,

(b) assignment by the person to or for whose benefit the approval is given of that person’s right to any entitlement that the person has by way of damages awarded in civil proceedings,

(c) repayment of the whole or any part of the amount of the financial support or recognition payment under such circumstances as may be specified in the notice of determination relating to the approval,

(d) in the case of victims support that is payable to a person for the benefit of some other person—

(i) as to the payment of the money received under the approval to or for the benefit of that other person, or

(ii) as to the holding of the whole or any part of that money on trust for that other person.

(2) An approval of victims support is subject to the following conditions—

(a) the person to or for whose benefit the approval is given (other than a family victim) must notify the Commissioner of any money received in the future from other sources in connection with the injuries, expenses and losses taken into account in giving the approval,

(b) the person to or for whose benefit the approval is given (other than a family victim) must repay from the amount approved any such future amounts referred to in paragraph (a) on demand by the Commissioner,

(c) the person to or for whose benefit the approval is given must repay to the Commissioner the amount approved if it is subsequently ascertained that the approval was obtained by fraud or collusion,

(d) the person to or for whose benefit the approval is given (if a primary victim of an act of violence or act of modern slavery) is to provide reasonable assistance to any person or body engaged in the official investigation of the act of violence or act of modern slavery.