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Windrush Compensation Scheme (Expenditure) Act 2020

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Windrush Compensation Scheme (Expenditure) Act 2020
Act of Parliament
Long titleAn Act to provide for the payment out of money provided by Parliament of expenditure incurred by the Secretary of State or a government department under, or in connection with, the Windrush Compensation Scheme.
Citation2020 c. 8
Introduced byPriti Patel (Commons)
Baroness Williams of Trafford (Lords)
Territorial extent England & Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
Dates
Royal assent8 June 2020
Commencement8 June 2020
Status: Current legislation
History of passage through Parliament
Records of Parliamentary debate relating to the statute from Hansard
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended

The Windrush Compensation Scheme (Expenditure) Act 2020 (c. 8) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which establishes the financial authority to enable the Home Office to make compensation awards under the Windrush Compensation Scheme.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ "WINDRUSH COMPENSATION SCHEME (EXPENDITURE) BILL EXPLANATORY NOTES" (PDF). Parliament of the United Kingdom.
  2. ^ "Windrush compensation scheme to get MPs' backing". BBC News. 24 March 2020.