Commentary on Sections Compensation of victims of overseas terrorism Section 52: Reviews and appeals
233.Section 52 provides that the Scheme must include provision for the decisions taken by claims officers in accordance with the Scheme to be subject to review. Such reviews will be conducted by a member of staff (that is, another claims officer) of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority who was not a party to the original decision under review (subsection (2)). Subsection (3) provides that the Scheme must also include provision for applicants to appeal decisions taken on review to the First-tier Tribunal. Such provision for reviews and appeals in the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme 2008 is contained in paragraphs 58 to 65 of that Scheme.