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Criminal Injuries Compensation

Asked by Sarah ChampionLabourMinistry of JusticeTabled Answered 30 June 2026UIN 12131

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average time taken is to conclude an application to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme.

Answered by Catherine Atkinson

I refer the honourable Member to the answer I gave on 18 June 2026 to Question 8809: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-06-10/8809.

Figures up to 31 March 2025 are available in the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) Annual Report and Accounts. The figures for the financial year 2025-26 will be available in the CICA Annual Report and Accounts 2025-26 which is due to be published before summer recess.

The reports are available at: gov.uk/government/collections/cica-annual-reports-and-accounts.

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