Asked by: Gloria De Piero (Labour - Ashfield)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average time taken is by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme to decide on applications for compensation by victims of terrorism in the most recent period for which figures are available.
Answered by Edward Argar - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
This information can only be provided for financial years 2017/18 & 2018/19. Information from previous financial years has been archived in line with the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority’s (CICA) data retention policy.
Terrorism is not defined for the purposes of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme. Victims are compensated for the injuries they have sustained rather than the nature of the incident (with the exception of sexual assault or abuse).
To support consistent decision-making, CICA does record the nature of the incident where it identifies the potential for multiple applications in relation to the same circumstances. The data below relates to applicants who have been identified as victims of terrorism for this purpose.
Period | Mean time taken to decide applications for compensation by victims of terrorism |
2017-18 | 289 days |
2018-19 | 167 days |
Asked by: Gloria De Piero (Labour - Ashfield)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which of the 18 recommendations contained in the Independent Inquiry Child Sexual Abuse Interim Report his Department has implemented.
Answered by Edward Argar - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, published its Interim Report on 25 April 2018, and made eighteen recommendations for Government, of which five are directed to the Ministry of Justice, and one to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority, an Executive Agency of the department.
Her Majesty’s Government published its response to the IICSA’s recommendations on 19 December, indicating that it will be taking forward the vast majority of the interim report’s recommendations. It can be found here:
Asked by: Gloria De Piero (Labour - Ashfield)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which of the 18 recommendations in the Independent Inquiry Child Sexual Abuse Interim Report his Department plans to implement.
Answered by Edward Argar - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, published its Interim Report on 25 April 2018, and made eighteen recommendations for Government, of which five are directed to the Ministry of Justice, and one to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority, an Executive Agency of the department.
Her Majesty’s Government published its response to the IICSA’s recommendations on 19 December, indicating that it will be taking forward the vast majority of the interim report’s recommendations. It can be found here:
Asked by: Gloria De Piero (Labour - Ashfield)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much funding his Department has allocated to the provision of therapy services for victims of child sexual abuse under the age of 13 in each year since 2010.
Answered by Edward Argar - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
The Government is committed to ensuring victims of sexual abuse feel that they can come forward to report abuse, and that they can get the support they need, whether they are a child or an adult. That is why we provide grant funding for victim support services across the country, which victims can access throughout their lifetime.
The nature of this funding has evolved over time to reflect changes in demand and the changing nature of crime; hence we are unable to provide a consistent breakdown of funding since 2010.
Since 2016/17, the Ministry of Justice have provided around £7m per year of ring-fenced funding specifically for provision of support to victims of recent and non-recent child sexual abuse (CSA). In 2018/19, this included £4.7m provided to the Police and Crime Commissioners to locally commission or deliver such services, £1.74m allocated directly to rape support centres and £0.58m allocated to a fund maintained by the Home Office for national and regional organisations supporting victims of recent and non-recent CSA. This funding is not age-restricted; hence we are unable to provide information around how much has been allocated to support individuals under 13.
Victims and survivors of child sexual abuse are also supported by the NHS England-funded Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARCs), which are open to all victims of sexual violence regardless of age and provide a range of services including crisis worker support and psychological therapy sessions to address any of victims’ immediate needs. This funding has increased significantly from £23m in 2016/17 to £35m in 2019/20, and supports work to improve the therapy offer for both children and adults.
Asked by: Gloria De Piero (Labour - Ashfield)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average time taken is by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme to pay compensation to victims of terrorism following a successful application in the most recent period for which figures are available.
Answered by Edward Argar - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
This information can only be provided for financial years 2017/18 & 2018/19. Information from previous financial years has been archived in line with the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority’s (CICA) data retention policy.
Terrorism is not defined for the purposes of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme. Victims are compensated for the injuries they have sustained rather than the nature of the incident (with the exception of sexual assault or abuse).
To support consistent decision-making, CICA does record the nature of the incident where it identifies the potential for multiple applications in relation to the same circumstances. The data below relates to applicants who have been identified as victims of terrorism for this purpose.
Period | Average time taken to pay compensation to victims of terrorism following a successful application |
2017-18 | 14 days from receipt of acceptance of award |
2018-19 | 5 days from receipt of acceptance of award |
Asked by: Gloria De Piero (Labour - Ashfield)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the total amount of compensation awarded by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme to victims of terrorism was in each year since 2010.
Answered by Edward Argar - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
This information can only be provided for financial years 2017/18 & 2018/19. Information from previous financial years has been archived in line with the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority’s (CICA) data retention policy.
Terrorism is not defined for the purposes of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme. Victims are compensated for the injuries they have sustained rather than the nature of the incident (with the exception of sexual assault or abuse).
To support consistent decision-making, CICA does record the nature of the incident where it identifies the potential for multiple applications in relation to the same circumstances. The data below relates to applicants who have been identified as victims of terrorism for this purpose and is calculated on the basis of the first compensation award made on an application.
Period | Average amount of compensation awarded | Number of compensation awards made | Total amount of compensation awarded |
2017-18 | £9,075 | 75 | £680,643 |
2018-19 | £4,317 | 220 | £949,687 |
Asked by: Gloria De Piero (Labour - Ashfield)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average amount of compensation awarded by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme to victims of terrorism was in each year since 2010.
Answered by Edward Argar - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
This information can only be provided for financial years 2017/18 & 2018/19. Information from previous financial years has been archived in line with the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority’s (CICA) data retention policy.
Terrorism is not defined for the purposes of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme. Victims are compensated for the injuries they have sustained rather than the nature of the incident (with the exception of sexual assault or abuse).
To support consistent decision-making, CICA does record the nature of the incident where it identifies the potential for multiple applications in relation to the same circumstances. The data below relates to applicants who have been identified as victims of terrorism for this purpose and is calculated on the basis of the first compensation award made on an application.
Period | Average amount of compensation awarded | Number of compensation awards made | Total amount of compensation awarded |
2017-18 | £9,075 | 75 | £680,643 |
2018-19 | £4,317 | 220 | £949,687 |
Asked by: Gloria De Piero (Labour - Ashfield)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many compensation awards have been made to victims of terrorism by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme in each year since 2010.
Answered by Edward Argar - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
This information can only be provided for financial years 2017/18 & 2018/19. Information from previous financial years has been archived in line with the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority’s (CICA) data retention policy.
Terrorism is not defined for the purposes of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme. Victims are compensated for the injuries they have sustained rather than the nature of the incident (with the exception of sexual assault or abuse).
To support consistent decision-making, CICA does record the nature of the incident where it identifies the potential for multiple applications in relation to the same circumstances. The data below relates to applicants who have been identified as victims of terrorism for this purpose and is calculated on the basis of the first compensation award made on an application.
Period | Average amount of compensation awarded | Number of compensation awards made | Total amount of compensation awarded |
2017-18 | £9,075 | 75 | £680,643 |
2018-19 | £4,317 | 220 | £949,687 |
Asked by: Gloria De Piero (Labour - Ashfield)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether compensation awarded to victims of terrorism by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme is ring-fenced from the wider budget for compensation for victims of violent crime.
Answered by Edward Argar - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
Compensation awarded to victims of terrorism in Great Britain, under the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme 2012, is made from the overall compensation budget available to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority.
Asked by: Gloria De Piero (Labour - Ashfield)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of applications for compensation as a result of being the victim of terrorism were granted by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme in each year since 2010.
Answered by Edward Argar - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
This information can only be provided for financial years 2017/18 & 2018/19. Information from previous financial years has been archived in line with the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority’s (CICA) data retention policy.
Terrorism is not defined for the purposes of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme. Victims are compensated for the injuries they have sustained rather than the nature of the incident (with the exception of sexual assault or abuse).
To support consistent decision-making, CICA does record the nature of the incident where it identifies the potential for multiple applications in relation to the same circumstances. The data below relates to applicants who have been identified as victims of terrorism for this purpose.
The table below shows the proportion of applications from victims of terrorism which were granted by the CICA, expressed as a percentage of the applications from victims of terrorism which were resolved in the same year.
Period | Proportion |
2017-18 | 87% |
2018-19 | 69% |