UNITED KINGDOM
TG Daily
Awais Ahmed, 24th July 2017
Historical sex abuse victims are being denied thousands of pounds in criminal injuries compensation due to unfair time limits on making claims.
Children who were victims of sexual abuse have until their 20th birthday to apply for compensation if they reported the crime to the police before they reached 18 and campaigners are urging the government to change the regulations
The official line of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) is that victims of historic sex abuse have two years from their 18th birthday to make a claim if the crime was reported to police when they were children.
The same two-year rule also applies to survivors who make a complaint to the police as adults.
The Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority will still consider a criminal injuries compensation application if the time limit is not met, as long as it can be proved that there were exceptional circumstances preventing the application from being made sooner.
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