Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority

  1. Apply for compensation for a criminal injury
  2. Compensation if you're a victim of crime abroad
  3. Compensation for victims of terrorist attacks abroad
  4. Hardship fund: get financial support as a victim of crime

Latest from the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority

  1. Terrorist attack in London
    • News story
  2. CICA Annual Report and Accounts 2018-19
    • Corporate report
  3. Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority Business Plan 2019/20
    • Corporate report

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What the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority does

We deal with compensation claims from people who have been physically or mentally injured because they were the victim of a violent crime in England, Scotland or Wales.

CICA is an executive agency, sponsored by the Ministry of Justice.

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Services

  1. Claim compensation if you were the victim of a violent crime
  2. Criminal injuries compensation tribunal
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Guidance and regulation

  1. Criminal injuries compensation: a guide
    • Detailed guide
  2. The Hardship Fund — a guide
    • Detailed guide
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News and communications

  1. Terrorist attack in London
    • News story
  2. Compensation rule abolished allowing victims to reapply
    • Press release
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Research and statistics

  1. Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority – Statistics at CICA
    • Statistics
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Transparency and freedom of information releases

  1. CICA Annual Report and Accounts 2018-19
    • Corporate report
  2. Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority Business Plan 2019/20
    • Corporate report
See all transparency and freedom of information releases

Our management

Linda Brown
Linda Brown
Chief Executive, CICA

Contact CICA

Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority

Alexander Bain House
Atlantic Quay
15 York Street
Glasgow
G2 8JQ
United Kingdom

Contact Form: Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority

Claim enquiries

0300 003 3601

From outside the UK:

+44 (0)203 684 2517

If you are making an enquiry about an existing case, please use the contact form. You can contact us by phone between 08:30 and 17:00 Mondays to Fridays, except Wednesdays, which are 10:00 to 17:00. Our offices are not open to the public, and you will not be able to visit us.

Ministry of Justice Press office

Telephone (journalists only)

0203 334 3536

Reporting Fraud

The CICA is committed to preventing and tackling fraud to protect public funds intended for victims of violent crime. If you suspect someone has made a fraudulent claim for criminal injuries compensation, you can let us know in strict confidence by emailing us on fraud@cica.gov.uk.

Your personal information

Contact Form: Your personal information

Use this link to request your personal data from the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority.

Our Privacy Notice explains how we treat your personal information.

Make an FOI request

  1. Read about the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act and how to make a request.
  2. Check our previous releases to see if we’ve already answered your question.
  3. Make a new request by contacting us using the details below.

Freedom of Information requests

FOI enquries
Alexander Bain House
Atlantic Quay
15 York Street
Glasgow
G2 8JQ
United Kingdom

Email

FOI@cica.gov.uk

Corporate information

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