How To Make A Criminal Injury Compensation
Claim
If you have been a recent victim of a crime, then there
is a very good chance that you'll be entitled to make
a criminal injury compensation claim under the
Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme.
CICA – Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority
Great Britain has in place the oldest compensation scheme
for people who suffer criminal injuries as victims of
crimes, with the first version having been introduced
in 1964. Based along the lines of personal
injury compensation claims, the CICA compensates victims
of violent crime who have suffered any:
• injury, whether that be physical or mental, as
a result of being the victim of a violent crime
• possible loss of earnings that the victim may
endure as a result of such criminal injury
• bereavement suffered as a result of a loved one
having died as the victim of a violent crime.
Since 1996 the CICA has adopted a fixed tariff criminal
injury compensation scheme as set out by parliament in
the Criminal Injuries Compensation Act 1995 for those
who are entitled to make a criminal injury claim.
Making A Compensation Claim
If you plan to make a claim to the CICA for criminal
injury compensation, then you'll need to show that you
have suffered either physical or mental harm as a result
of having been the victim of the violent crime in question.
Note that you need to show that a crime took place, you
do not need to show that a conviction resulted from the
crime you are claiming took place.
If you have grounds to believe that you have a criminal
injury claim, you can obtain a compensation form
from a personal injury solicitor, which you then need
to compete and return.
The CICA then acknowledges receipt of your form and should
process the claim. Keep in mind that this can be a lengthy
process and can take anywhere up to 18 months after you
have submitted the criminal injury compensation claim.
Also, as the scheme is for victims of violent crimes,
the minimum compensation payable under the scheme is £1,000
and the maximum amount of compensation is £250,000.
Moreover, keep in mind that if you have made a claim
for compensation under the scheme and are not satisfied
with the initial compensation awarded for the criminal
injury you suffered, you are entitled to submit a request
to have a review of your criminal injury claim within
90 days of your original award being made.
If you still don’t like the award after this review process
has been completed, then you can appeal your criminal
injury compensation claim to the Panel of the CICA within
30 days of the outcome of the appeal process. If the Panel
of the CICA award still does not satisfy you, you then
have the right to appeal your claim to the High Court.
Are There Any Alternatives?
If you have been the unfortunate victim of a crime, you
should speak to a criminal injury solicitor as
soon as you can following the event. In part this is because
the criminal injury compensation scheme is only
for those who are the victims of a violent crime.
On the other part, you need to make sure you do this
so that you can get the advice from your criminal injury
solicitor as to any alterative compensation you may want
to seek.
Any alternative compensation claim you do instigate will
be based on a civil action for personal
injury. As a personal injury claim can be expensive,
if you believe you may have a case for personal injury
compensation but do not have the funds to pay a costly
solicitor, you should talk with a no
win no fee solicitor to see if there is any chance
they will represent you in your claim.
And Finally…
Finally, as well as being the oldest criminal injury
compensation authority in the world, with over 80,000
cases a year paying £200 million in compensation,
the CICA is also one of the highest rewarding criminal
injury claim boards in the world.
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