HC Deb 22 June 1993 vol 227 cc81-2W
Mr. Win Griffiths

To 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. Maclean

The 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.