Riot Compensation Act 2016
| Act of Parliament | |
| Long title | An Act to repeal the Riot (Damages) Act 1886 and make provision about types of claims, procedures, decision-making and limits on awards payable in relation to a new compensation scheme for property damaged, destroyed or stolen in the course of riots. |
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| Citation | 2016 c. 8 |
| Introduced by | Mike Wood (Commons) Lord Trefgarne (Lords) |
| Territorial extent | England and Wales |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 23 March 2016 |
| Commencement | 6 April 2017 |
| Other legislation | |
| Repeals/revokes | Riot (Damages) Act 1886 |
Status: Current legislation | |
| History of passage through Parliament | |
| Records of Parliamentary debate relating to the statute from Hansard, at TheyWorkForYou | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Revised text of statute as amended | |
The Riot Compensation Act 2016 (c. 8) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that repeals the Riot (Damages) Act 1886 and modernizes the procedures for the payment of compensation to persons whose property has been injured, destroyed or stolen during a riot.
It arose as a ballot bill sponsored by Mike Wood MP, following Government review and consultations on the subject, and it received Home Office support to expedite its passage.