Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many qualifying relatives have been awarded compensation by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme in each year since 2010-11.

A relative of a person who has died as a direct result of sustaining a criminal injury may be eligible for a payment under the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme if they are defined as a ‘qualifying relative’. The following types of payment may only be made to ‘qualifying relatives’: (a) a bereavement payment; (b) a child’s payment; or (c) a dependency payment.

A number of ‘qualifying relatives’ may also receive other payments under the Scheme which are not directly connected to their status as ‘qualifying relatives’.

The table below shows the number of resolved cases per financial year in which one or more payments were made to qualifying relatives. Some qualifying relatives may have received more than one payment.