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Written question asked by Kieran Mullan (Conservative) on Friday, 28 August 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 2 September 2026. It was answered by Alex Davies-Jones (Labour) on Tuesday, 8 September 2026 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.


Criminal Injuries Compensation: Standards

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average time taken by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority to make payment after receiving a signed acceptance form was in the latest year for which figures are available.

Answer

Between 1 April 2025 and 31 March 2026, the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) received 12,651 acceptances for payments of criminal injuries compensation.

2,280 were paid more than 20 working days after the acceptance was received.

The average number of days to pay an acceptance from those received between 1 April 2025 and 31 March 2026 was 14 working days*.

*These figures are based on the date when the acceptance form was added to CICA’s case management system.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
22042
Session
2026-27
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Criminal injuries compensation Standards
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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