Written Question·Home Office·UIN 2919

Civil Disorder: Compensation

Tabled: 30 August 2024

Answered: 9 September 2024

Question

Mike Wood

Conservative — Kingswinford and South Staffordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to establish Riot Claims Bureaux to handle claims for recent riots.

Answer

Dame Diana Johnson

The department is working closely with Police and Crime Commissioners to monitor the number of claims and ensure they are sufficiently supported to manage them.