§ Mr. ParryTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the highest award given in(a) Merseyside and (b) Liverpool by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board at the latest date.
§ Mr. MacleanThe board does not keep information on the payment of awards by locality.
§ Mr. ParryTo ask the Secretary of state for the Home Department what are his plans for putting the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board on a statutory basis; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. MacleanThere are no plans to make the present criminal injuries compensation scheme statutory since, as previously announced by my right hon. and learned Friend the then Home Secretary, the Member for Rushcliffe (Mr. Clarke), on 23 November 1992, column 457, it is to be replaced next year by a new scheme, based on a tariff of awards. Details of the new scheme will be set out in a White Paper later in the year.
§ Mr. ParryTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how long is the average waiting time for the settling of a case with the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. MacleanThe board does not maintain statistics on the average time taken to deal with a case. However,
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Number of 15, 16 and 17 to under 21-year-olds sentenced to immediate custody by type of court, type of sentence and month England and Wales 19921 Type of court/type of offence January February March April May June July August September October November December Total 15-year-olds Magistrates courts Indictable 37 39 37 31 27 44 27 27 34 20 24 20 367 Summary non-motoring 7 15 4 12 10 6 6 5 4 3 9 — 81 All offences2 44 54 41 43 37 50 33 32 38 23 33 20 448 The Crown court Indictable 5 5 4 6 14 5 6 3 3 9 5 5 70 All offences2 5 5 4 6 14 5 6 3 3 9 5 5 70 All courts Indictable 42 44 41 37 41 49 33 30 37 29 29 25 437 Summary non-motoring 7 15 4 12 10 6 6 5 4 3 9 — 81 All offences2 49 59 45 49 51 55 39 35 41 32 38 25 518 16-year-olds Magistrates courts Indictable 57 54 71 56 47 53 63 49 56 48 39 60 653 Summary non-motoring 12 14 16 17 15 20 11 10 8 9 7 3 142 All offences2 69 68 87 73 62 73 74 59 64 57 46 63 795 The Crown court Indictable 14 14 17 20 21 13 23 15 22 8 9 7 183 Summary non-motoring — — — — — — 1 — — — — — 1 All offences2 14 14 17 20 21 13 24 15 22 8 9 7 134 All courts Indictable 71 68 88 76 68 66 86 64 78 56 48 67 836 Summary non-motoring 12 14 16 17 15 20 12 10 8 9 7 3 143 All offences2 83 82 104 93 83 86 98 74 86 65 55 70 979 17–20-year-olds Magistrates courts Indictable 313 305 317 299 262 245 280 260 213 142 201 200 3,037 Summary non-motoring 140 115 139 88 77 101 98 91 88 50 58 67 1,112 All offences2 453 420 456 387 339 346 378 351 341 192 259 267 4,149 The Crown court Indictable 828 752 832 708 686 6S0 886 553 645 586 565 469 8,190 Summary non-motoring 21 13 24 17 10 19 36 20 17 14 12 10 213 All offences2 849 765 856 725 696 699 922 573 662 600 577 479 8,403 paragraph 6 of the 28th annual report of the board (Cm 2122), a copy of which is held in the Library of the House, does provide some information about the time taken to resolve cases.
§ Mr. ParryTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the total amount awarded by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board at the latest date.
§ Mr. MacleanAppendix A to the 28th annual report of the Board (Cm 2122), a copy of which is held in the Library of the House, shows that in the period 1 August 1964 to 31 March 1992 a total of £757,244,992 had been paid out in compensation. Since then provisional figures indicate that a further £224.78 million has been paid out in the 18 months ending 30 September 1993. That latter figure is, of course, subject to audit.