Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many payments by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority were not made within its published target of 20 working days after receipt of a signed acceptance form in the latest year for which figures are available.

Between 1 April 2025 and 31 March 2026, the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) received 12,651 acceptances for payments of criminal injuries compensation.

2,280 were paid more than 20 working days after the acceptance was received.

The average number of days to pay an acceptance from those received between 1 April 2025 and 31 March 2026 was 14 working days*.

*These figures are based on the date when the acceptance form was added to CICA’s case management system.