You can make a personal injury claim via CICA (Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority) if you’ve been injured following a violent criminal act. A claim of this kind could be suitable if you don’t know the identity of the other party, don’t want to face them in court, or don’t think they’d be able to pay any compensation awarded by a court.
The criteria for a CICA claim are as follows:
- Generally, the claim has to be made within two years of the violent crime taking place
- The crime was reported to the police, and has a reference number, which you’ll need to start the claim. There is no requirement for the other party to have been convicted.
- The CICA definition of a violent crime is an attack, a violent act that causes harm, the threat of an attack causing genuine fear that harm would occur, sexual assault and arson.
