Criminal Injuries Compensation

Mr. Gale
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many applications for compensation were submitted to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority in each of the last five years for which figures are available; and how many applications for compensation were rejected in each year. [111095]

Paul Goggins
The information requested is as follows. ----------------
|Financial year|
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|1998–99       |
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|1999–2000     |
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|2000–01       |
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|2001–02       |
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|2002–03       |
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The Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) advise that these figures relate to cases resolved under the tariff-based scheme without an appeal.

Mr. Gale
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the running costs were of the (a) Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority and (b) Criminal Injuries Compensation Appeals Panel; and how much each body awarded in each of the last five years. [111342]

Paul Goggins
The information requested is as follows. ----------------
|Financial year|
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|1998–99       |
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|1999–2000     |
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|2000–01       |
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|2001–02       |
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|2002–03       |
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CICA advise that the figures in the table show the total value of awards for which acceptances were recorded in the year.