As a champion for the victims of violent crime and abuse, it was pleasing to learn that a new £257 million fund to help over 70,000 victims of domestic abuse was announced by the government. In truth, whilst there simply isn’t enough financial support available to adequately deliver the support frameworks that victims of domestic…
The Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) Scheme is currently under review by the Ministry of Justice and new CICA Rules for victims childhood sex abuse are on the horizon. What is the CICA? For those unfamiliar with the term, CICA is the acronym for the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority, which is an executive agency of…
As a CICA Claims specialist we at 33 Legal are appalled but sadly not shocked to read about this case (featured in the Idependent) in which a victim of the Huddersfield Grooming gang was refused a CICA claim due to a driving offence conviction. Article source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/huddersfield-grooming-gang-child-sex-abuse-compensation-driving-a9394736.html A woman who was sexually abused from the…