HC Deb 30 November 1989 vol 162 cc390-1W
Mrs. Margaret Ewing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will give, for each year since 1974(a) the number of applications submitted under the criminal injuries compensation scheme, (b) the number where an award was made, c the number where the applicant died before determination of the application, (d) for rejected applications, the average duration of applications submitted, from date of application to the date of determination and (e) for successful applications, the average duration of applications submitted from date of application to date of receipt of the award.

Mr. John Patten

The Criminal Injuries Compensation Board, which considers claims for victims of crimes of violence in Great Britain, does not record the number of applicants who die before their claims are decided nor the average time taken to reject or assess a claim. Details of the percentage of cases submitted to a member of the board for decision within certain periods of registration are given in the board's annual reports. This and the other information requested is given in the following tables:

Percentage of cases submitted to single member from date of registration of claim
Year ended 31 March Within three months Three to six months Six to nine months Nine to twelve months months Over twelve months
1974 32 43 15 6 4
1975 30 44 16 6 4
1976 28 46 16 6 4
1977 19.6 52.8 16.4 6.6 4.6
1978 7.5 40.8 31.5 13 7.2
1979 3.5 29 37.3 17.4 12.8
1980 1.8 22.7 31.6 18.7 25.2
1981 4 30 26.4 15.9 23.7
1982 5.3 31.6 29.9 15.1 18.1
1983 1.6 29.4 27.7 17.6 23.7
1984 4.7 30.1 24.6 15.9 24.7
1985 5 27.3 25.2 17 25.5
1986 2.3 18.3 26.4 22.6 30.4
1987 1.5 5.1 16.4 26.8 50.2
1988 1.5 2.6 6.7 20 69.2
1989 1 2.1 4.8 19 73.1

Applications Received Number of Final Awards Made
Year ended 31 March England and Wales Scotland England and Wales Scotland
1974 9,873 2,343 7,272 1,752
1975 11,561 2,666 8,811 1,897
1976 13,717 2,973 9,501 1,999
1977 16,786 3,614 11,750 2,201
1978 17,019 3,807 11,592 2,460
1979 18,078 3,882 13,901 2,456
1980 18,948 3,853 14,659 2,801
1981 20,613 4,066 17,355 2,783
1982 22,099 4,416 14,820 2,530
1983 24,635 4,805 16,498 3,235
1984 26,828 5,111 17,930 3,203
1985 29,050 5,840 17,123 2,648
1986 33,420 6,277 19,977 2,557
1987 35,957 6,344 18,796 3,129
1988 35,940 7,114 17,906 3,085
1989 36,285 7,100 23,721 4,031