§ Mrs. Kellett-Bowmanasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the average length of time between an application for compensation from the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board and the conclusion of the case (a) in cases settled by a single member of the board and (b) in cases for which a hearing before three board members has been requested; whether the length of time in (a) and (b) is increasing or decreasing; and by how much per year it has done so since the establishment of the board.
§ Mr. MellorI regret that this information is not available. The board's statistics are based on the time taken for cases to be resolved and do not distinguish between those settled by a single member and those for which a hearing is requested. Average figures are not kept. The following table, however, indicates for each financial year since 1967–68—the earliest year for which statistics are available—the percentage of cases resolved within specified times.
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Total number of cases resolved Not more than three months More than three months but not more than six months More than six months but not more than nine months More than nine months but not more than 12 months More than 12 months per cent. per cent. per cent. per cent. per cent. 1967–68 3,869 27 44 19 7 3 1968–69 5,985 31 42 17 7 3 1969–70 6,817 39 39 15 5 2 1970–71 5,893 27 42 20 7 4 1971–72 9,449 34 33 19 9 5 1972–73 9,837 48 30 13 5 4 1973–74 10,564 32 43 15 6 4 1974–75 12,506 30 44 16 6 4 1975–76 13,599 28 46 16 6 4 1976–77 16,393 19.6 52.8 16.4 6.6 4.6 1977–78 16,432 7.5 40.8 31.5 13.0 7.2 1978–79 19,607 3.5 29.0 37.3 17.4 12.8 1979–80 21,113 1.8 22.7 31.6 18.7 25.2 1980–81 26,277 4.0 30.0 26.4 15.9 23.7 1981–82 22,557 5.3 31.6 29.9 15.1 18.1 Figures for 1982–83 are not yet available.