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Criminal Injuries Compensation

Volume 330: debated on Wednesday 5 May 1999

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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many claims were submitted to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (i) in total and (ii) by the victims of rape and incest; and what percentage in each case were (a) processed, (b) awarded and (c) rejected, in each of the last five years. [83266]

The available data record the number of applications received in a year, the number of claims settled in that year and the outcomes. Claims are not necessarily settled in the year in which they are received, but may be settled in subsequent years. In the following table the term 'rape' includes rape within the family.

1994–951995–961996–971997–981998–99
Claims received
Total number71,73475,66775,03277,32675,956
Rape3,9973,8913,5814,0203,260
Claims settled
Total number64,54976,22579,21979,54485,493
Rape9052,3552,4013,0183,594
Percentage settled attracting monetary award
Total5858595755
Rape6667697168