Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many applications to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme are pending a determination by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority.

I refer the honourable Member to the answer I gave on 18 June 2026 to Question 8809: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-06-10/8809.

Figures up to 31 March 2025 are available in the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) Annual Report and Accounts. The figures for the financial year 2025-26 will be available in the CICA Annual Report and Accounts 2025-26 which is due to be published before summer recess.

The reports are available at: gov.uk/government/collections/cica-annual-reports-and-accounts.