§ Mr. McCuskerTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many compensatory claims under(a) the Criminal Injuries (Compensation) (N.I.) Order 1977 and (b) the Criminal Damage (Compensation) (N.I.) Order 1977 have been refused by the operation of articles 6(3)B and 10(3), respectively.
§ Mr. Ian StewartThe information is available only in respect of compensation refused under article 6(3) of the Criminal Injuries (Compensation) (N.I.) Order 1977 and is as follows:
Number Number of claims refused 331 Number of appeals against refusal 220 Number of appeals withdrawn 44 Outcome of appeals pursued Settled without court hearing 30 Court awards 8 Appeals dismissed 43 Appeals pending 75 Note:
1. No breakdown is possible between claims refused under article 6(3)(a) and article 6(3)(b) of the Criminal Injuries (Compensation) (N.I.) Order 1977.
2. The numbers shown in the table may include claims in which there were additional grounds for refusal.
Records are not maintained of claims refused under article 10(3) of the Criminal Damage (Compensation) (N.I.) Order 1977.