Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme: Greater Manchester
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average processing time was for applications to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme by people resident in (a) Salford and (b) Wigan in each of the last five years.
Answered by Alex Davies-Jones
The majority of cases are decided within 12 months, although some more complicated cases can take significantly longer.
The table below shows the average time for decisions to be made on applications* for criminal injuries compensation by people resident in Salford**.
Decision date | Average time to first decision |
2020 | 447 days |
2021 | 546 days |
2022 | 504 days |
2023 | 391 days |
2024 | 473 days |
The table below shows the average time for decisions to be made on applications* for criminal injuries compensation by people resident in Wigan**.
Decision date | Average time to first decision |
2020 | 332 days |
2021 | 400 days |
2022 | 329 days |
2023 | 325 days |
2024 | 390 days |
*The tables do 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.
**The above tables include all awards where the applicant named Wigan or Salford as the town in their home address in their application.
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