§ Mr. Holtasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many cases have been referred to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board in each year since 1980; what is the average length of time between the crime and payment; and how many cases remained to be determined as at 30 June.
§ Mr. John PattenInformation on the number of applications received by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board from 1980–81 to 1986–87 is given in the table. Information is not available on the length of time between the injury and payment of any compensation awarded by the board. On 30 June 1987 the board had about 68,000 uncompleted cases. These included a number in which the board awaited the result of inquiries and about 10,000 cases in which an offer had been made by the board but a decision on whether to accept the offer, or a hearing by the board, was awaited.
Financial year Number of applications 1980–81 24,700 1981–82 26,500 1982–83 29,400 1983–84 31,900 1984–85 34,900 1985–86 39,700 1986–87 142,300 1 Provisional.