CICA CRIMINAL INJURY COMPENSATION SCOTLAND
CLAIMS ADVICE
Criminal Injury Compensation Scotland can help you receive a fair and just award for trauma caused by violent crime. We operate the no win no fee scheme and our criminal injury compensation claims are completely risk free. If you do not succeed in obtaining compensation then you do not pay us one penny. We are not a claims management company and we do not ask you to fund or finance your claim as it proceeds. If the initial application is refused then we will appeal the decision to the independent Appeals Panel at no extra charge. The CICA do not pay legal charges and if your claim is successful there will be a deduction from the monies paid to you to cover the cost of legal fees incurred on your behalf.
Criminal Injury Compensation Scotland gives advice on the value of a claim at an early stage based on the CICA tariff scheme. Damages awarded depend on the degree of physical injury sustained however very minor injuries will not be eligible for an award. Compensation is calculated by a tariff scheme and all injuries are assigned a value ranging from £1,000 to £250,000. There is no need for the assailant to be identified or convicted by the police to justify an award. For free advice on applications to the CICA Glasgow office just complete the contact form and we will telephone you without obligation. If after talking to us you decide to proceed no further then you will not be charged for our advice.
Scottish claims for compensation under the criminal injury compensation scheme are dealt with under the same legislation as that used for England and Wales and applications are submitted to the Glasgow CICA offices. There are a number of reasons why claims may be reduced or refused the most common of which include :-
- minor injuries not qualifying for an award
- failure to co-operate fully with the Police investigation or prosecution
- relevant 'unspent' previous convictions especially for violence
- applicants behaviour before, during or after the incident
- failure to report the incident as soon as possible to the Police or other relevant body
Both interim and final decisions made by the CICA have the safety net of a review procedure. Interim decisions made by the CICA case officer are subject to review by a more senior officer if the initial decision is unsatisfactory to the applicant. A final decision can be referred to the independent 'Appeals Panel' who will review the decision. If it is alleged by the applicant that there has been mal-administration during the appeal then the matter can be referred to the Parliamentary Ombudsman.
Scottish Police Headquarters :-
Criminal Injury Compensation Scotland - Police Links
NO WIN NO FEE
ASSAULT HELPLINE 0845 177 1984
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