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Criminal Injury Compensation FAQs

What Is C.I.C.A.

The Criminal Injuries Compensation authority or CICA for short is a government organisation that provides compensation for blameless victims of violent crime throughout the UK.

If you, a friend or a family member have suffered physical or psychological injuries as a result of a violent crime at some point in your life, you may be entitled to compensation under the Scheme.

Can I Make A C.I.C.A. Claim?

In order to qualify for an award under the Criminal Injuries Compensation ( CICA ) Scheme 2012 you must meet the following criteria:

- The incident was reported to the police within 48 hours or as soon as reasonably possible.
- Your injuries are serious enough to meet the minimum award of £1000 (we will assess this during our initial discussion with you).
- The incident happened within the last two years (in certain circumstances, usually relating to sexual abuse / assault claims the two year time limit can be waived).
- The incident occurred in England, Wales or Scotland.
- You have no unspent criminal convictions other than driving offences.

By working with you and the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority, our specialist criminal injury team can achieve an appropriate criminal injuries compensation award for your losses. We can also advise you on benefits and payments available to you if you are left permanently or temporarily disabled or unable to work.

The CICA scheme enables you to make a successful claim even if an offender is not identified, caught or convicted.

Contact our criminal injury claim specialists before you make assumptions about the likely success or failure of your case.

All claims are dealt with on a No Win, No Fee* basis and we never ask for up front payments. If we are successful we will deduct 30% including VAT from your award. This means that if you are awarded £1000 we will deduct £300 for our work and you will receive £700.

How Much Compensation Is Paid?

C.I.C.A. use a set list (called a tariff) that matches specific injuries to specific amounts of money. The money you get depends on how badly you were hurt. Payments start at £1,000 and can go up to £500,000.

How Can RAM Legal Services Help?

You can make your application to the Criminal Injuries Authority yourself, without legal representation.

We are a team of independent specialists who work on a NO WIN NO FEE* basis and represent thousands of clients in making applications for criminal injuries compensation. Our many satisfied customers prefer to have the help and assistance of our specialist staff when making their application.

Naturally our clients find our help and advice particularly useful, as this process usually takes over 12 months and can become complex and frustrating, especially when chasing information or if your application is rejected. Should this be the case, we work very hard to review rejections on your behalf.

If necessary we also arrange to represent you at a Tribunal hearing. In many cases the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority will also ask you to make an advance payment of £50.00 for obtaining medical evidence from your GP or hospital. In some cases the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority agree to have the fee deferred until the end of the case to be deducted from any compensation payment made.

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How Does "No Win - No Fee" Work?

If the Authority awards you compensation you pay us a sum equivalent to 30 percent of that compensation inc VAT at the standard rate, currently 20%, which applies when the work is done. Thus we charge you 25% plus VAT. You never pay us more than 30% if you win.

All claims are dealt with on a “No Win No Fee” basis and will be subject to a 30% success fee which is deducted from your final compensation. A typical example of this is, if you recover £1,000 in compensation, you will pay us £300 and receive £700.00 in compensation.

If you lose the case you do not pay us anything.

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What's Expected From Me?

You must give us clear instructions to allow us to do our work properly:

– you must not ask us to work in an improper or unreasonable way.

– you must not deliberately mislead us.

– you must co-operate with us when asked.

– you must endeavour to be as contactable as possible to allow us to proceed with your case with the greatest efficiency.

Can You Guarantee My Privacy?

Our claims specialists have ample training and experience in working with victims of the most serious crimes. You will be in safe hands.

All of your personal and claim information will be processed and stored confidentially as per the Data Protection Act 1998.

We do not share any of your information with third parties other than those responsible for processing your claim (the CICA).

All documents containing your personal and claim information will be stored and disposed of securely using a confidential waste management solution operated by Ecoshred. For more information visit http://www.ecoshreduk.com

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Criminal Injury Compensation FAQs