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Criminal Injuries Compensation: Glasgow

Asked by John GradyLabourMinistry of JusticeTabled Answered 20 April 2026UIN 125827

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 Glasgow in each of the last five years.

Answered by Alex Davies-Jones

The table below shows the average time for decisions to be made on applications* for criminal injuries compensation by people resident in Glasgow**.

Financial Year of CICA decision

Average time (days)

2020-21

377

2021-22

449

2022-23

481

2023-24

487

2024-25

454

*  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.

** The above table includes all applications where the applicant named Glasgow as the city in their home address in their application.

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