§ Mr. Win GriffithsTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many claims have been made to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board in each of the last three years; how many have been successful; how many have gone to appeal and then been accepted; and what have been the shortest, longest and average times each year to deal with cases that have gone to appeal.
§ Mr. MacleanThe latest available information, provided by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board (CICB), is summarised in the following tables.
Table 1 Claims received and decisions made by CICB 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 Claims received 53,655 50,820 61,400 Awards offered and accepted at first decision stage 25,577 32,135 35,268 Applications for appeal 7,203 8,123 9,258 Appeals heard 3,897 6,265 8,731 Successful appeals 2,349 3,055 3,981
Table 2 Time between application for appeal and hearing 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 per cent. per cent. per cent. Up to 3 months 1 4 3 3 to 6 months 3 8 13 6 to 9 months 6 10 15 9 to 12 months 18 11 14 Over 12 months 72 67 55 100 100 100 Note: The numbers relating to awards, applications for appeals and appeals heard in any one year do not necessarily relate to claims received in that year, or to each other.
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