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Written question asked by Sarah Champion (Labour) on Tuesday, 23 June 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 25 June 2026. It was answered by Catherine Atkinson (Labour) on Tuesday, 30 June 2026 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.


Criminal Injuries Compensation

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.

Answer

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.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
12131
Session
2026-27
Related items
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Criminal injuries compensation
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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