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FINANCE

Riot victims left waiting as legal reforms stall

Reform of legislation outlining compensation packages for riot damage has stalled, London Assembly members heard this week.

Reform of legislation outlining compensation packages for riot damage has stalled, London Assembly members heard this week.

A senior official from the Home Office's finance team, Stephen Webb, told an assembly committee on 4 December a review of the much-criticised Riot (Damages) Act 1886, ordered following last year's riots, had been dogged by differences of opinion over future compensation between police forces and the insurance industry.

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