NATIONWIDE CRIMINAL COMPENSATION BOARD
CLAIMS ADVICE

We are a specialist legal service which deals with Criminal Compensation Board applications on a no win no fee basis. Our claims are completely risk free and if the case is unsuccessful, for any reason whatsoever, we will not make any charge to you. You do not have to finance your CICA claim and you do not have to pay for any expenses or insurance as the claim proceeds. We are an independent company with no connection to the CICA. We will give you clear unequivocal advice on your chances of success and the anticipated value of your claim under the CICA tariff scheme and will ensure that you receive fair and equitable compensation for your injuries. If you would like free advice on the telephone, without obligation, just phone 0845 177 0700 or complete the contact form.

AVON & SOMERSET POLICE AUTHORITY
Tel: 01275 816377

BEDFORDSHIRE POLICE AUTHORITY
Tel: 01234 842064

CAMBRIDGESHIRE POLICE AUTHORITY
Tel: 01953 424466

CHESHIRE POLICE AUTHORITY
Tel: 01244 614002

CITY OF LONDON POLICE AUTHORITY
Tel: 0207 332 1406

CLEVELAND POLICE AUTHORITY
Tel: 01642 301467

CUMBRIA POLICE AUTHORITY
Tel: 01768 217734

DERBYSHIRE POLICE AUTHORITY
Tel: 01629 580000

DEVON & CORNWALL POLICE AUTHORITY
Tel: 01392 268333

DORSET POLICE AUTHORITY
Tel: 01305 223966

DURHAM POLICE AUTHORITY
Tel: 0191 383 3491

DYFED-POWYS POLICE AUTHORITY
Tel: 01267 226440

ESSEX POLICE AUTHORITY
Tel: 01245 291600

GLOUCESTERSHIRE POLICE AUTHORITY
Tel: 01242 268916

GREATER MANCHESTER POLICE AUTHORITY
Tel: 0161 793 3050

GWENT POLICE AUTHORITY
Tel: 01633 642200

HAMPSHIRE POLICE AUTHORITY
Tel: 01962 871595

HERTFORDSHIRE POLICE AUTHORITY
Tel: 01992 556 600

HUMBERSIDE POLICE AUTHORITY
Tel: 01482 334818

KENT POLICE AUTHORITY
Tel: 01622 677055

LANCASHIRE POLICE AUTHORITY
Tel: 01772 532010

LEICESTERSHIRE POLICE AUTHORITY
Tel: 0116 248 2691

LINCOLNSHIRE POLICE AUTHORITY
Tel: 01522 558022

MERSEYSIDE POLICE AUTHORITY
Tel: 0151 236 4748

METROPOLITAN POLICE AUTHORITY
Tel: 020 7202 0202

NORFOLK POLICE AUTHORITY
Tel: 01953 424455

NORTH WALES POLICE AUTHORITY
Tel: 01492 511 903

NORTH YORKSHIRE POLICE AUTHORITY
Tel: 01765 641839

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE POLICE AUTHORITY
Tel: 01604 887 430

NATIONWIDE CRIMINAL COMPENSATION BOARD CLAIMS ADVICE

The Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) is a government funded body which exists to compensate the victims of violent crime for their pain and suffering or psychological trauma and for certain limited expenses or losses. The Criminal Compensation Board offices are based in London and Glasgow and employ over 550 people whose task it is to assess claims and thereafter offer compensation to members of the public who have suffered from a violent assault or in certain restricted cases those who have been psychologically affected by physical injury to others. The interim decisions of the CICA, if unacceptable to a claimant, can be reconsidered by a more senior person within the CICA and a final decision can be the subject of an appeal to an independent Appeals Panel with matters relating to mal-administration by the Appeals Panel being considered by The Parliamentary Ombudsman. The CICA take a number of factors into account when deciding a claim. The claim is valued on a Tariff Scheme with 25 tariff bands ranging from £1,000 to £250,000 for serious injuries. The CICA will consider the three most serious injuries and discount the second and third injuries value within the relevant tariff band before making a final cumulative offer. Claims are most often rejected because of the claimant's failure to assist the police in the investigation and prosecution of the case, the value of the claim or the claimant's previous record of 'unspent' convictions especially for offences of violence. For a claim to succeed it must have resulted in pain and suffering that lasted for at least 6 weeks necessitating at least two visits to a medical practitioner. Upon receipt of a claim form the CICA will contact the Police and the medical authorities to obtain reports and information and will ask the applicant for further information in due course. A decision will thereafter be made by the CICA and notified to the claimant in writing together with information on appeals and the relevant appeal forms.