Claims Processing - Understanding the Criminal Injury Claim Process
- Who is My Criminal Injury Claim Lodged With?
- How Is My Compensation Amount Decided?
- How Long Does a Claim Take?
- What Do I Need to Lodge a Criminal Injury Claim?
- How Long Does Compensation Take to Come Through?
- How Claim Solutions Scotland Ltd can Help You to Achieve Your Compensation Goals
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Criminal injury claims processing involves a number of steps that must be completed before you are able to lodge your claim. Gaining a better understanding of the criminal injury claim process can be beneficial to your ultimate goal of receiving compensation for your injuries. Below are the most commonly encountered questions regarding the criminal injury claims process:
Who is My Criminal Injury Claim Lodged With?
All criminal injury claims are lodged with the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority or CICA. This Glasgow-based panel was founded in 1996 to provide victims of violent crime a compensation scheme. As such, this executive panel has the ability to reward you compensation for your criminal injuries after reviewing the circumstances surrounding your incident.
How Is My Compensation Amount Decided?
CICA will refer to the Injuries of Tariff laid out by Parliament prior to deciding your compensation amount. This Tariff includes over 400 different injuries. Each injury is further divided into 25 separate compensation tiers. This allows CICA to ensure all compensation amounts are following a relatively similar pay out structure. CICA has adjusted their compensation amounts in the past and in 2012 they dropped many minor injuries and added foreign terrorism victims to the platform.
How Long Does a Claim Take?
A criminal injury claim can be completed in less than 3 months when all the evidence is straightforward and your injuries are not severe. This process can be extended if the circumstances surrounding your accident are not clear cut. Severe injuries always see some form of push back as CICA is not keen on paying out huge compensation amounts and in the past the organization has seen criticism for what many have stated as low compensation amounts being awarded for various reasons including implementing the victim as being one of the causes of the incident. Claim Solutions Scotland Ltd will negotiate directly with CICA on your behalf to help you get the compensation you are seeking.
What Do I Need to Lodge a Criminal Injury Claim?
To Lodge criminal injuries claim with CICA, You must be a victim of a violent crime and be a UK citizen. Originally CICA was available to foreigners but in 2012 this right was revoked along with numerous other non-serious injuries. You will also need evidence to support your claim. Claim Solutions Scotland Ltd can gather this information for you and lay out the best compensation strategy to follow.
How Long Does Compensation Take to Come Through?
You can expect to start receiving compensation in less than three months when your injuries or the circumstances of your incident are not contested. Severe injuries that require larger pay outs can slow the claims process down significantly as these life altering injuries must be verified.
How Claim Solutions Scotland Ltd can Help You to Achieve Your Compensation Goals
Claim Solutions Scotland Ltd understands how important compensation can be to someone suffering from criminal injuries and we are committed to working on your behalf including gathering all the relevant evidence you need to lodge your claim as well as negotiating with CICA agents to increase your compensation level.
We are confident in our ability to secure you compensation for your injuries and we will waive 100% of our fees in the unlikely event we are unable to secure you compensation. Contact us today to start the claims process
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