If you have been a recent victim of a crime, then there is a very good chance that you’ll be entitled to make a criminal injury compensation claim under the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme.
CICA Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority
Great Britain has in place the oldest compensation scheme for people who suffer criminal injuries as victims of crimes, with the first version having been introduced in 1964. Based along the lines of personal injury compensation claims, the CICA compensates victims of violent crime who have suffered any:
injury, whether that be physical or mental, as a result of being the victim of a violent crime
possible loss of earnings that the victim may endure as a result of such criminal injury
bereavement suffered as a result of a loved one having died as the victim of a violent crime.
Since 1996 the CICA has adopted a fixed tariff criminal injury compensation scheme as set out by parliament in the Criminal Injuries Compensation Act 1995 for those who are entitled to make a criminal injury claim.
Making A Compensation Claim
If you plan to make a claim to the CICA for criminal injury...
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