Eligibility
CICA follows a strict set of guidelines that they follow in the allocation of funding.
The main rules being:
- You have been seriously injured enough to qualify for at least their minimum award of £1,000.
- You were injured in an act of violence in England, Scotland or Wales.
- You have made your application within two years of the incident that caused your injury.
It’s important to note that someone does not have to have been convicted of, or even charged with the crime that caused your injury.
In some circumstances the CICA might accept applications outside of the two year limit if there is a reasonable explanation for why it wasn’t submitted earlier and if there remains enough evidence for the CICA to investigate.
The CICA are also likely to refuse or reduce an award because of:
- Your behaviour before, during or after the incident
- Your criminal record
- Your failure to co-operate with the police or with the CICA
- Your delay in informing the police or other organisation or person of the incident.