Question follow-through · 14842
Criminal Injuries Compensation
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average processing time for the Criminal Injury Compensation Scheme was in each of the last five years.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 18 Nov 2024
- Target answer date
- 20 Nov 2024
- Answer
- 26 Nov 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
18 Nov 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average processing time for the Criminal Injury Compensation Scheme was in each of the last five years.
20 Nov 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
26 Nov 2024
Answer published
The Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) is responsible for implementing the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme. CICA recognises that timely compensation can help victims in their recovery both practically and emotionally and is committed to...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
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