You can get a copy of the Scheme from our website. If the victim has died because of their injury, qualifying relatives may be eligible to claim. your age, capacity and well-being at the date of the incident and. If the Fines, Penalties, and Forfeitures Officer has reasonable cause to believe that a violation of section 466, Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. You can find these rules on the First-tier Tribunal website. 3. Medical/Mental Health treatment: $150,000 maximum. You will need to fill in the form explaining why you think our decision was wrong. If you have two or more injuries so serious that each, on its own, would qualify, you may be entitled to: 100 per cent of the full tariff value of the most serious injury; and, 30 per cent of the tariff amount for the injury with an equal or second highest value; plus. This may include those in full time education or those who are unable to work by reason of their age or caring responsibilities; and. To qualify for an award, an injury must be described in the tariff of injuries at Annex E of the Scheme. In the unlikely event that the interim award is higher than the final award, CICA may require repayment of this award or part of this award. To be eligible, your criminal injury must be serious enough to have resulted in a total inability to undertake any form of paid work, or a very limited capacity to do so. A guide to applying for compensation under the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme. Additionally, the CICA may reduce the compensation payment if the victim has received compensation from other sources, such as insurance or a civil claim against the perpetrator. To be eligible for bereavement and dependency payments you must be what the Scheme calls a qualifying relative. Please contact the Foreign and Commonwealth Office for more information. If you were self-employed, we may ask for a copy of your tax returns or for correspondence from HM Revenue & Customs to show that you were in regular paid work. We do not need to wait for the outcome of a criminal trial if there is already enough information to make a decision on your case, so you should never make that a reason for delaying your application. National security-based tariffs are exempt from important trade treaties like the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, and they . You have to apply directly to the country where the crime happened. This guide is divided into helpful topics such as the eligibility rules, how to make an application, your responsibilities and how we will handle your claim. We may also be able to pay an additional amount for such expenses incurred by the child as a direct result of the loss of parental services as a claims officer considers reasonable. o What compensation will be offered based on: Whether the injury is present in the Tariff of Injuries in Annex E of the Scheme. Some common example award payouts are listed below relevant to the criminal injuries compensation claim: Scarring (Head / Neck /Face) : 1,500 11,000, Burns (Head / Neck /Face) : 2,400 27,000, Eye (Permanent loss of visual field) : 1,000 44,000, Eye (Dislocation of lens) : 3,500 13,500, Partial loss of vision : 1,000 55,000, Permanent clicking jaw or dislocated jaw : 3,000 3,500, Multiple fractures to face : 1,500 11,000, Neck (Strained neck or whiplash injury disabling for more than 13 weeks) : 1,000 11,000, Loss of smell and taste : 3,500 16,500, Tongue (Impaired speech) : 3,500 19,000, Paralysis or Equivalent loss of function of arm : 27,000 82,000, Dislocated or fractured elbow : 1,500 11,000, Fractured or dislocated finger or thumb : 1,000 6,200, Loss of finger or thumb : 3,500 55,000, Partial loss of finger or thumb : 1,000 16,500, Loss of, or equivalent loss of function of hand : 33,000 110,000, Fractured bones in arm : 1,500 11,000, Dislocated or Frozen Shoulder : 1,500 6,200, Damage to one or more of tendon, ligament or cartilage : 1,000 11,000, Fractured or dislocated or sprained (more than 13 weeks) wrist injuries : 1,000 11,000, Chest injury requiring thoracotomy : 6,200 16,500, Punctured or Collapsed lungs : 1,500 11,000, Fractured or dislocated ankle : 2,400 16,500, Fractured Femur (thigh bone) : 1,800 11,000, Fractured foot or tarsal bones : 1,000 13,500, Fractured or dislocated hip : 2,400 16,500, Fractured Tibia (shin bone) : 1,800 11,000, Fatal criminal injury Single qualifying relative : 11,000, Fatal criminal injury Multiple qualifying relatives : 5,500. This will be paid directly into your/your solicitors bank/building society account. In considering whether a risk is exceptional we will consider if the risk taken was unusual and was not something which you had been trained to deal with. This is the standard of evidence that the CICA (very unreasonably) require. Our aim is to provide a compassionate, efficient and fair service to victims of violent crime. If you were injured in Scotland, we will apply the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 as amended by the Management of Offenders (Scotland) Act 2019. Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority Tay House, 300 Bath Street GLASGOW G2 4JR Telephone: 0141 331 2726 Fax: 0141 331 2287 THE CRIMINAL INJURIES COMPENSATION SCHEME TABLE OF. In general, the more serious the sentence received, and the more recently it was given, the longer the conviction will take to become spent. If there is a cost attached to obtaining the medical evidence, then you may be expected to meet this. The application process should take no longer than 20 minutes. This may include providing any documentation which you can reasonably be expected to obtain and attending a medical examination arranged to support the assessment of an injury. 1 Section 13, Criminal Cases Compensation Act 1995 . The character of the deceased, as shown by their criminal convictions or otherwise, will not ordinarily be taken into account. To " We will calculate the length of any payment, beginning after you have lost 28 weeks of earnings up until whichever is earliest of: the day you are no longer incapable of any paid work; the day on which you will reach state pension age; and. Some common example award payouts are listed below relevant to sexual assault and sexual abuse claims: Molestation above or under clothing: 1,500 2,000, Non penile penetrative acts: 3,300 8,200, Penile penetrative assaults single event or over a period (rape assaults): 11,000 22,000, Two or more isolated acts of non-penile penetrative oral contact: 4,400, Up to three years repetitive abuse: 6,600, Single act of non-consensual penetrative sex (rape vagina, anus or mouth): 11,000, Single act of non-consensual penetrative sex involving two or more attackers: 13,500, Repeated rape over three years: 16,500 to 22,000, Permanent physical and mental disability due to long-term abuse: 33,000 to 44,000, Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder (EUPD) : up to 22,000. If you have an unspent conviction which resulted in a sentence not included in the list above, an award will be withheld or reduced unless there are exceptional reasons not to do so. In these cases we will normally retain the dependency payment in our Retained Awards section and make payments through annual advances to the person with parental responsibility for the child. The Scheme does not allow us to pay for more than three injuries. To be eligible for a special expenses payment, your criminal injury must be so serious that you have lost earnings or earning capacity, or have been incapacitated to a similar extent, for more than 28 weeks. The Scheme allows us to consider claims for certain costs referred to as special expenses which you may have incurred as a result of your injury. Sixth Floor (g) a sentence equivalent to a sentence under sub-paragraphs (a) to (f) imposed under the law of Northern Ireland or a member state of the European Union, or such a sentence properly imposed in a country outside the European Union. The CICA must pay an award in line with these prescribed amounts, based on the. Our final decision on repayment will be issued to you in writing. Use our criminal injuries compensation calculator to get an estimate for the amount of rape compensation or other claim you are eligible to receive. Details You can also claim criminal injury compensation online. If you cannot submit your application for a review within this deadline, you should write to us asking for the time limit to be extended by up to a further 56 days. CICA tariff has a range of compensation payments for victims of violent crime based on the severity of their injuries. We will not take into account intoxication through alcohol or drugs to the extent that such intoxication made them more vulnerable to becoming a victim of a crime of violence. A further exception to the normal time limit applies to applications that relate to the same roof rule. The victim must also have reported the crime to the police and cooperated with the investigation. We have discretion to consider applications beyond this deadline if there are exceptional circumstances which mean you could not have applied earlier, and the evidence supplied in support of your application means that it can be determined without the need for further extensive enquiries. We will process your information in line with the arrangements set out in the declaration you completed and our Privacy Notice. In the 2008 Scheme it is included as an Index. Although the points system helps us to achieve consistency in our decision-making, we are not bound by it. Please let us know immediately of any changes in your circumstances including any change of address or contact information. However, we will need confirmation from you that you are happy for us to take instructions from them about your claim. You must also be able to provide supporting evidence for your claim that means that the claims officer can make a decision without further extensive enquiries. Before you submit your application, you will be able to Check your Answers. You can also request a copy of these by contacting our Customer Support Team. Where we have evidence which confirms that you do not have capacity to manage your own affairs, we cannot continue to progress your application until someone is in place who has the legal authority to act on your behalf in relation to the application. We have added link to MoD Criminal Injuries Compensation (Overseas) Scheme, We have added guidance in relation to same roof rule applications. As the number of qualifying relatives reduces (for example, when a child turns 18), remaining claimants will qualify for an increased share of the payment. there has been a material change in your medical condition since your original award. The total amount of a funeral payment cannot exceed 5,000. You are required to help us as far as reasonably practicable with your application. Not all claims for compensation will be successful; you must be eligible under the rules of the Scheme. See also Taking account of your criminal record. You must let us know immediately if you receive a conviction while your claim is under consideration. Please be aware if you ask us to re-open a case more than two years after our decision, we will only be able to do so where you are able to give us enough evidence to make a decision on the case without the need for further extensive enquiries. However, we can only do this if your medical condition and any entitlement to special expenses have been established. We will consider any evidence available about your character, other than in relation to unspent convictions, which makes it inappropriate for us to make a full or reduced payment. Glasgow Tribunals Centre More information is available at the Office of the Public Guardian, or the Office of the Public Guardian, Scotland if you live in Scotland. The tariff ranges from a minimum payment of 1,000 to a maximum payment of 500,000. You can change your cookie settings at any time. The compensation is paid to those who have suffered injury and can demonstrate that the injury was sustained as a direct . The Hardship Fund provides temporary relief from financial hardship to very low paid workers who are temporarily unable to work because they have been a victim of a violent crime. If the deceased was not in paid work they must have had good reasons for not being so, for example, they were unable to work because they were in full-time education, or by reason of their age or caring responsibilities. Where we are able to consider a reduction under the Scheme, we will consider all the circumstances of your claim and use a points system to enhance consistency in our decision-making. We have amended the wording of a heading in the guide so that it more accurately reflects the wording of paragraph 6 of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme 2012. You must apply as soon as it is reasonably practicable for you to do so. your loss lasted longer than 28 full weeks. In order to qualify for a special expenses payment listed above you must satisfy the following criteria: the expense must be necessary and needed as a direct result of your criminal injury, provision or similar provision must not be available for free from another source, and. What happens if you have more than one injury? However, be aware that figures do vary considerably depending upon the nature (severity) of the abuse, period of suffering and whether any mental harm has been caused. We can consider a request from that person to make your payment to a Child Trust Fund, a Junior ISA or another type of account, where the full value of the payment is protected until you are 18 years old. By submitting my data I agree to process my data as per privacy policy. 12/12/2019 Page 5 of 7 Court Cost and Fee Destinations (1) State Consolidated Court Cost - Local Gov't Code 133.102(a)(3) 90% goes to the State and 10% stays with the County as a collection fee, if the County timely remits the State's portion to the comptroller (See Local Gov't Code 133.058(a)).13 The collecting officer must deposit the money in the County treasury (See Local Gov . We define a main carer as the person who met the majority of your care needs.