Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority

HC Deb 24 July 2002 vol 389 cc1503-4W

Ross Cranston

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to answer of 14 May 2002,Official Report, column 611W, what the average delay was for the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority in relation to (a) deciding claims, (b) review of such decisions and (c) hearings challenging such decisions in each of the previous four years. [64477]

Mr. Hilary Benn

The Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority advise that, using as the start and finish points the date of receipt of the application for the relevant stage and the date that the decision was issued, the average elapsed times for the financial years 1997–98 to 2000–01 were as follows:

	Elapsed Time in Days
	1997–98	1998–99	1999–2000	2000–01
Claims assessment	245	254	244	259
Review	161	188	186	236
Appeal	178	223	295	387