HC Deb 18 January 1995 vol 252 cc532-3W
Mrs. Roche

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many applications have been lodged with the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority since 1 April 1994;

(2) what has been the administrative cost of considering all applications to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority since 1 April 1994;

(3) how many awards have been made by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority since 1 April 1994; and in which of the tariff bands those awards fell.

Mr. Maclean

In the period 1 April 1994 to 12 January 1995, 49,065 applications were registered by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority.

Total expenditure on administration of the compensation scheme in the period 1 April 1994 to 31 December 1994 was £11.1 million. It is not possible, at this time, to give a breakdown of that expenditure as between CICB, in respect of applications received before 1 April 1994 CICA, in respect of applications received on or after 1 April 1994 and the appeals panel.

CICA offered the following awards in the period 1 April 1994 12 January 1995:

Band Awards offered
1 320
2 67
3 330
4 23
5 131
6 43
7 190
8 39
9 20
10 22
11 15
12 69
13 4
14 1
15 2
16 11
17 3
19 1
25 1
Total 1,292