Criminal Injuries Compensation: Standards
Commons · Question 117071 · Tabled 2 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Freddie van Mierlo
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent estimate he has made of the average length of time taken by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority to process applications; and if he will bring forward proposals to implement a time limit by wh
Answer
Answered by Alex Davies-Jones, 9 Mar 2026
The Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme 2012 (the 2012 Scheme) does not prescribe a time limit for applications to be decided.Most applications are decided within 12 months. Each case must be considered on its own facts. In most cases, CICA requires inf...