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Criminal Injuries Compensation: Warrington

Asked by Charlotte NicholsLabourMinistry of JusticeTabled Answered 23 January 2025UIN 24218

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people received awards under the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme in Warrington in each of the last five years or which figures are available; and what the value of those awards was.

Answered by Sarah Sackman

The table below provides the number of compensation awards paid in each of the last five calendar years to applicants living in Warrington.

Number of compensation awards paid to applicants living in Warrington* **

Calendar Year

Number of awards paid

Total value of those awards

2020

79

£955,381

2021

65

£685,608

2022

61

£684,051

2023

92

£701,724

2024

52

£702,440

*The above table includes all awards where the applicant named Warrington as the town in their home address in their application.

**The table does not include archived bereavement applications because the address of the applicant is not retained. In most cases, applications are archived three years after the case has been closed.

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