THE TRUST DEED

The Trust Deed was signed on 15 March 2002, and a copy can be obtained by clicking here.

The Trust Deed sets out the payments that the Trustees can make and to whom. The Trustees are obliged legally to make payments strictly in accordance with the terms of the Trust Deed, which includes an element of discretion in relation to some payments. This means that if a claim for payment falls outside the terms of the Trust Deed, the Trustees are not able to pay it. In the past, for example, claims have been put forward for expenses that have been incurred after the victim has died and therefore had not been incurred for the victim's benefit, which the Trustees have had to reject.

However, within the constraints of the Scheme, the overriding objective of the Trustees is to ensure all claimants receive their full entitlement to compensation.