After conducting an internal review the previous coalition Government commissioned an independent review of the 1886 Act. This was led by Neil Kinghan and was published on 8 November 2013. The previous Government considered this report and outlined its proposed approach to riot compensation payments in a public consultation, which was published on 5 June 2014. A response to the consultation was published on 12 March 2015 along with a draft Bill.
Policy background Progress of policy review