§ Mr. Soleyasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many applications there have been to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board in each year of the board's operation;
(2) how many applications to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board resulted in compensation being paid in each year of the board's operation;
Period Applications received Awards made Applications withdrawn/abandoned Applications rejected 1 August 1964–31 March 1965 554 114 8 8 1965–66 2,452 1,164 21 190 1966–67 3,312 2,404 53 260 1967–68 5,316 3,490 48 331 1968–69 6,437 5,060 73 852 1969–70 7,247 5,614 124 1,079 1970–71 7,419 4,901 85 907 1971–72 9,886 8,102 158 1,189 1972–73 10,926 8,322 165 1,350 1973–74 12,215 9,024 233 1,307 1974–75 14,227 10,708 288 1,510 1975–76 16,690 11,500 313 1,786 1976–77 20,400 13,951 395 2,047 1977–78 20,826 14,052 457 1,923 1978–79 21,960 16,357 507 2,743 1979–80 22,801 17,460 886 2,767 1980–81 24,679 20,138 911 5,228
§ Mr. Soleyasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many applications to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board there were where compensation was paid by the board, but where a reduced amount was paid because of the board's judgment about the victim's conduct, character and way of life in each year of the board's operation.
§ Mr. MayhewThe information requested is available only for the period from 1 August 1964 to 31 March 1979 and is set out below. Before May 1969 awards could be reduced only where the victim bore some responsibility for the injuries incurred. The current scheme introduced in October 1979, provides for additional grounds on which reduced awards may be made, and separate figures are not available.
Period Reduced awards 1 August 1964 to 31 March 1966 57 1966 to 1967 119 1967 to 1968 148 1968 to 1969 232 1969 to 1970 340 1970 to 1971 245 1971 to 1972 392 1972 to 1973 424 1973 to 1974 416 1974 to 1975 389 1975 to 1976 357 1976 to 1977 343 1977 to 1978 271 1978 to 1979 317
§ Mr. Soleyasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many applications to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board were withdrawn or not proceeded with because of the board's investigations into the victim's conduct, character or way of life in each year of the board's operation.
322W(3) how many applications to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board were withdrawn or not proceeded with in each year of the board's operation;
(4) how many applications to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board were rejected in each year of the board's operation.
§ Mr. MayhewDetails for the financial year 1981–82 are not yet available. Figures for earlier years are as follows:
§ Mr. MayhewThe information requested is not available because the reasons for withdrawal of applications are not always known to the board.