Asked by: Gloria De Piero (Labour - Ashfield)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of decisions made by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority on applications for compensation were appealed in each year since 2010.
Answered by Edward Argar - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
The table below shows the number and proportion of first decisions made by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority in each year since 2010-11 which were subsequently appealed to the First-tier Tribunal (FTT).
It should be noted that the year the decision was made and the year it was subsequently appealed may be different.
Period | Number of first decisions subsequently appealed to the FTT | Proportion |
2010-11 | 2,302 | 4.18% |
2011-12 | 2,461 | 4.39% |
2012-13 | 1,998 | 3.87% |
2013-14 | 1,578 | 3.92% |
2014-15 | 1,356 | 4.02% |
2015-16 | 1,092 | 4.14% |
2016-17 | 1,136 | 3.83% |
2017-18 | 1,419 | 3.58% |
Asked by: Gloria De Piero (Labour - Ashfield)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of decisions made by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority on applications for compensation were overturned on appeal in each year since 2010.
Answered by Edward Argar - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
The table below shows the number and proportion of decisions made by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority in each year since 2010-11 which were subsequently overturned on appeal.
There are a number of decisions made where the appeal outcome is yet to be determined.
Period | Number of decisions overturned on appeal | Proportion |
2010-11 | 876 | 1.59% |
2011-12 | 858 | 1.53% |
2012-13 | 580 | 1.12% |
2013-14 | 290 | 0.72% |
2014-15 | 173 | 0.51% |
2015-16 | 92 | 0.35% |
2016-17 | 92 | 0.31% |
2017-18 | 75 | 0.19% |
Asked by: Gloria De Piero (Labour - Ashfield)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of successful applications made for compensation from the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme took longer than 12 months to process in each year since 2010.
Answered by Edward Argar - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
The table below shows the number and proportion of applications for compensation received in each year since 2010-11 in which a decision to award compensation was made (i.e. were successful) at first decision, review or appeal and took longer than 12 months to process.
Where an application is appealed, the timeframes for listing and deciding the appeal are determined by Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service and are out with the control of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority.
Period | Number of successful applications which took longer than 12 months to process | Proportion of all successful applications |
2010-11 | 8,765 | 26.5% |
2011-12 | 9,633 | 29.9% |
2012-13 | 10,357 | 39.9% |
2013-14 | 6,902 | 47.1% |
2014-15 | 7,408 | 51.3% |
2015-16 | 8,322 | 62.7% |
2016-17 | 5,321 | 41.4% |
2017-18 | 1,705 | 13.5% |
Asked by: Gloria De Piero (Labour - Ashfield)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the cost of submitting an application for compensation from the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme.
Answered by Edward Argar - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
There is no cost to submit an application for compensation 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, how much money has been raised by the Victims Surchage in each year since 2010.
Answered by Robert Buckland
Income from the Victim Surcharge contributes to the Ministry of Justices’ Victim and Witness Budget (“the Budget”). This budget is used to fund Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) who commission local support services for victims, and nationally commissioned support services including the National Homicide Service, Rape Support Centres, and the Court Based Witness Service. Income from the Victim Surcharge is forecast into the Budget at the beginning of each financial year. However, actual income raised from the Surcharge will fluctuate each year (depending on the amount imposed and collection rates). Should revenue raised from the Surcharge go above the forecast amount, the excess is put towards compensating victims through the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme.
Overall amounts are set out in the table below:
Financial Year | Victim Surcharge (VS) Collected *[1] | VS contribution to the Victim and Witness Budget* | Overall Victim and Witness Budget* |
2010/11 | £11m | £11m | £48m |
2011/12 | £10m | £10m | £48m |
2012/13 | £11m | £11m | £50m |
2013/14 | £20m | £20m | £57m |
2014/15 | £25m | £25m | £86m |
2015/16 | £28m | £18m | £92m |
2016/17 | £31m | £27m | £96m |
2017/18 | £35m | £31m | £97m |
*The amounts listed in the table have been rounded to the nearest £1m.
Asked by: Gloria De Piero (Labour - Ashfield)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much money from the Victims Surcharge has been allocated to charities supporting victims in each year since 2010.
Answered by Robert Buckland
Income from the Victim Surcharge contributes to the Ministry of Justices’ Victim and Witness Budget (“the Budget”). This budget is used to fund Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) who commission local support services for victims, and nationally commissioned support services including the National Homicide Service, Rape Support Centres, and the Court Based Witness Service. Income from the Victim Surcharge is forecast into the Budget at the beginning of each financial year. However, actual income raised from the Surcharge will fluctuate each year (depending on the amount imposed and collection rates). Should revenue raised from the Surcharge go above the forecast amount, the excess is put towards compensating victims through the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme.
Overall amounts are set out in the table below:
Financial Year | Victim Surcharge (VS) Collected *[1] | VS contribution to the Victim and Witness Budget* | Overall Victim and Witness Budget* |
2010/11 | £11m | £11m | £48m |
2011/12 | £10m | £10m | £48m |
2012/13 | £11m | £11m | £50m |
2013/14 | £20m | £20m | £57m |
2014/15 | £25m | £25m | £86m |
2015/16 | £28m | £18m | £92m |
2016/17 | £31m | £27m | £96m |
2017/18 | £35m | £31m | £97m |
*The amounts listed in the table have been rounded to the nearest £1m.
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 from the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme have been decided within 12 months from initial submission in each year since 2010.
Answered by Edward Argar - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
The table below shows the proportion of applications received since 2010-11 which were decided (at first decision) within 12 months of submission.
If an applicant is dissatisfied with their first decision, they have the right to request that this is reviewed. If they remain dissatisfied following review, they can appeal to the independent First-tier Tribunal (Criminal Injuries Compensation).
Period | Proportion of applications decided at 1st decision within 12 months of submission |
2010-11 | 80% |
2011-12 | 77% |
2012-13 | 71% |
2013-14 | 69% |
2014-15 | 60% |
2015-16 | 46% |
2016-17 | 68% |
2017-18 | 80% |
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 in days from application submission to decision for compensation applications from the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme was in each year since 2010.
Answered by Edward Argar - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
The table below shows the average time taken in days from the date an application for compensation was submitted to the date a first decision was made in each year since 2010-11.
Period | Average time taken in days from the date an application was submitted to the date a first decision was made |
2010-11 | 250 |
2011-12 | 269 |
2012-13 | 305 |
2013-14 | 329 |
2014-15 | 397 |
2015-16 | 425 |
2016-17 | 305 |
2017-18 | 192 |
Asked by: Gloria De Piero (Labour - Ashfield)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department has spent each year since 2010-11 on ensuring that Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme claimaints have been able to obtain the evidence required for their claim.
Answered by Edward Argar - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
Under the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme (the Scheme), the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) will meet the reasonable cost of obtaining medical evidence incurred in connection with an application when certain criteria are satisfied.
The table shows the CICA’s expenditure on medical evidence per financial year. Medical evidence includes doctor reports, dental reports, and special reports commissioned on behalf of CICA.
In 2017/18, CICA directly employed a number of clinical psychologists which contributed to a reduction in expenditure on special reports and reduced the need for some victims to attend face-to-face medical examinations.
The Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme (CICS) 2008 was superseded by the CICS 2012 from 27 November 2012. The new Scheme changed the eligibility criteria to receive an award of compensation. Under this Scheme, applicants are expected to meet the costs of providing initial medical evidence up to a maximum cost of £50, unless they cannot afford to do so.
The data is unavailable for 2011-12 due a change in how this type of expenditure was recorded in CICA’s annual report and accounts.
Financial Year | Spend |
2010/11 | £2,917,000 |
2011/12 | Not available |
2012/13 | £3,003,441.76 |
2013/14 | £2,517,233.31 |
2014/15 | £1,630,262.63 |
2015/16 | £1,379,128.99 |
2016/17 | £1,644,390.88 |
2017/18 | £660,907.80 |
Asked by: Gloria De Piero (Labour - Ashfield)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases involving sexual assault were granted compensation by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme in each year since 2010-11.
Answered by Edward Argar - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.