he answer to this question is extremely difficult as there is no set time frame in which a victim is able to successfully claim compensation for their criminal injury. Part of the reason that it now takes longer than ever to claim compensation for a criminal injury is detailed in the article below.

1. How Assault Claim Experts Help Their Client For Compensation on Criminal Injury
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How To Recieve Your Compensation For Criminal Injury Offence
Leeds, West Yorkshire -- Aug 19, 2014 / (http://www.myprgenie.com) -- The answer
to this question is extremely difficult as there is no set time frame in which a victim is
able to successfully claim compensation for their criminal injury. Part of the reason
that it now takes longer than ever to claim compensation for a criminal injury is
detailed in the article below:
“Victims of violent crimes are being compensated too slowly, the National Audit
Office has said.Its report said the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority took an
average of 515 days to resolve cases in 2006/7 - up from 364 days in 1998/9.The
public accounts committee chairman, Tory MP Edward Leigh, said the service was
"slowly grinding to a halt".
The CICA said it was aware of the failings and had made "major changes" in 2006 to
"improve performance".Over the last year, the public body received 61,000
applications for compensation and paid out £192m to victims.But although there was
a 23% fall in the number of applications it received each year from 1998/9 to 2006/6
- in line with the fall in violent crime over the same timeframe - the average time take
to resolve the cases rose by more than 40%.There is now a backlog of more than
81,000 people who are still waiting to find out if they will receive compensation.
Unfortunately the government funded Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme,
administered by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority, has failed to recover
from the struggles detailed above and drastic changes had to be implemented in
2012.
On the day that the changes to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme were
introduced, 27th of November 2012, the BBC reported that: “Violent crime victims
who suffer minor injuries will not get compensation under changes which have come
into effect in England, Wales and Scotland.Victims who suffer injuries including a
broken nose, mild concussion, temporary deafness or minor burns will be among
those no longer eligible.
Shopworkers' union Usdaw said many retail staff injured in armed robberies and
assaults would lose out. Ministers say the reforms will shave £50m off the annual
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2. £200m bill. However, in 2011/12 the criminal injuries compensation bill rose to about
£450m, largely caused by a backlog of payments. BBC home affairs correspondent
Danny Shaw said the reforms to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme -
including the scrapping of five payment levels - were the most significant since a
sliding scale of payments was introduced to simplify it 16 years ago.
You will have a much better chance of making a successful claim for compensation,
and receivingthe maximum award available for your injuries, if you consult a
reputable firm of solicitors prior to applying for criminal injuries compensation. If you
would like to claim compensation successfully for the injuries you sustained during a
criminal act of violence, you need to speak to the criminal injuries experts from
Assault Claim Experts as soon as possible if you want the best possible chance of
receiving an award.
The Telegraph reported that a violent crime in the UK costs the economy £124
billion a year. This includes the amount of money that is spent by the police force
investigating crime, the amount it costs insurance companies to provide assistance
to those affected by crime and the compensation that is awarded to innocent victims
of violent crime. Not only does violent crime cost the police force, insurance
companies and the victims, a large amount of money is spent by courts and prisons.
It has been suggested but just 9% reduction in violence would save the UK enough
money to pay for the entire London Olympics.
In 2012, it is estimated, using the figures from the office the National statistics and
other sources, that murder was thought to have cost the economy approximately 1.3
billion. Other violent crimes were thought to have cost as much as £45 billion,
If you have been injured during a violent crime, you can claim compensationfor your
criminal injuries under the government’s Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme but
it is important to do so with support and representation from a solicitor who has
experience in the field of the CICA claims. When the Criminal Injuries Compensation
Scheme was introduced it was not intended to literally compensate a victim for their
injuries but was meant to be “an expression of public sympathy for innocent victims
of violent crime.” Regardless of whether the offender responsible for your injuries
has been caught, you are legally entitled to claim compensation for your criminal
injuries through the CICA. It is vital you seek claim advice about pursuing
compensation for your criminal injuries if you have been affected by any crime of
violence.
If you do want to make a claim for compensationfor your criminal injuries, you will
have to discuss the details of the crime with one of the highly trained advisors at
Assault Claim Experts prior to submitting an application for compensation. All of the
advisers at Assault Claim Experts are specially trained to deal with innocent victims
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3. of violent crime and we are aware that some people find discussing their incident
distressing – Assault Claim Experts can support you emotionally as well as
practically throughout the process of claiming criminal injury compensation.
To qualify for a criminal injury compensation award you must submit your application
within two years of the crime being committed – in addition to this you have to have
a crime reference number to prove you reported the incident to the police and you
must have suffered a recognised illness or injury which is detailed in your medical
records. Assault Claim Experts can help you submit your application and provide
you with the best possible chance of receiving an award successfully.
Contact: Rob Crompton, Phone: 0844 844 2924, Email:
enquiries@cica-criminalinjuryclaims.co.uk
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