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An accessible version of the tariff of injuries from the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme 2012.

• Updated: 1 September 2025

How to get compensation if you've been injured as a result of an accident or injury when someone else is to blame.

• Write a letter, complain or try mediation

  You can get compensation by taking legal action, but it could cost you…

• Check your insurance policies

  You may already have insurance to pay for the legal costs of making a…

• Using a solicitor or a claims company

  You cannot usually get legal aid for personal injury cases. A solicitor…

A guide to applying for compensation under the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme.

• Updated: 1 May 2025

How to claim compensation through the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) scheme if you've been seriously injured in a violent crime.

Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit is help if you're ill or disabled from an accident or disease caused by work - eligibility, how to claim.

Find out whether you need to tell Ofsted about an accident, injury or illness a child suffers while in your care.

• Updated: 21 February 2022

Tax and reporting rules for employers providing compensation for injuries at work

• Updated: 1 January 2015

The Industrial Injuries Advisory Council (IIAC) is an independent scientific advisory body that looks at industrial injuries benefit and how it is administered. IIAC is an advisory non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Department for Work and Pensions .

• Updated: 12 November 2021

You may be able to claim compensation from the council if you've had an accident caused by a road or pavement