Consultation outcome

Enemy Property and Baltic States schemes: date for final claims

• From: Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
• Published: 6 January 2022
• Last updated: 23 September 2022 — See all updates

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

This consultation has concluded

Read the full outcome

Date for final claims under the Enemy Property Payment Scheme and Baltic States Scheme: government response

PDF, 191 KB, 11 pages

Detail of outcome

Based on the response, we have decided that:

• final claims shall be lodged with the Enemy Property Claims Assessment Panel (EPCAP) Secretariat, under both the Enemy Property and Baltic States Schemes, by 31 March 2023, 12 months from the end date of this consultation

We recognise the problems faced by some potential claimants in obtaining evidence to support claims due to COVID-19, including backlogs caused at National Archives across Europe. To enable claimants to substantiate their claims, we will accept partially completed claims at 31 March 2023 where:

• an asset has been identified as being available for release
• a claimant has been identified and evidence provided of their identity and legal entitlement to the asset
• if claimants are represented by a third party, a power of attorney must have been granted to the representative

We will assess all claims received by 31 March 2023. The existing Panel will the determine them after the closure date.

If you want to lodge an appeal against the Panels’ decision with the Appeals Adjudicator, you can do so after 31 March 2023.

Detail of feedback received

We received 5 responses to this consultation, one of which was blank and treated as a scheme enquiry, the rest being general in their commentary. We are grateful for your responses.

Respondents included:

• Jewish representative bodies
• key government stakeholders
• commercial entities

Responses focused mostly on 2 key issues:

• the availability of evidence including delays due to COVID-19
• consideration for the Schemes to operate indefinitely

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Original consultation

Summary

We're seeking views on the date by which final claims should be submitted to the Enemy Property Payment and Baltic States Schemes.

This consultation ran from
9am on 6 January 2022 to 11:45pm on 31 March 2022

Consultation description

We would like your views on the final date by which claims should be submitted under the Enemy Property Payment Scheme and the Baltic State Scheme, to enable final claims to be assessed before we close the schemes.

This may be of interest to:

• individuals
• charities
• communal and representative bodies
• Jewish organisations and community groups
• survivor and special interest organisations

Read the BEIS consultation privacy notice.

Please do not send responses by post to the department at the moment as we may not be able to access them.

Documents

Date for final claims under the Enemy Property Payment and Baltic States Schemes

PDF, 482 KB, 16 pages

Published 6 January 2022
Last updated 23 September 2022 + show all updates

1. 23 September 2022

   Government response published.

2. 6 January 2022

   First published.