Criminal Injuries Compensation Act 1995 (c. 53)

(1) The Secretary of State shall make arrangements for the payment of compensation to, or in respect of, persons who have sustained one or more criminal injuries. (2) Any such arrangements shall include the making of a scheme providing, in particular, for— (a) the circumstances in which awards may be made; and (b) the categories of person to whom awards may be made. (3) The scheme shall be known as the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme. (4) In this Act— F1 ... “ award ” means an award of compensation made in accordance with the provisions of the Scheme; “ claims officer ” means a person appointed by the Secretary of State under section 3(4)(b); “ compensation ” means compensation payable under an award; “ criminal injury ”, “ loss of earnings ” and “ special expenses ” have such meaning as may be specified; “ the Scheme ” means the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme; “ Scheme manager ” means a person appointed by the Secretary of State to have overall responsibility for managing the provisions of the Scheme (other than those to which section 5(2) applies); and “ specified ” means specified by the Scheme. Textual Amendments F1 Definition of “adjudicator” in s. 1(4) omitted (3.11.2008) by virtue of The Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/2833) , art. 1(1) , Sch. 3 para. 123

(1) The amount of compensation payable under an award shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of the Scheme. (2) Provision shall be made for— (a) a standard amount of compensation, determined by reference to the nature of the injury; (b) in such cases as may be specified, an additional amount of compensation calculated with respect to loss of earnings; (c) in such cases as may be specified, an additional amount of compensation calculated with respect to special expenses; and (d) in cases of fatal injury, such additional amounts as may be specified or otherwise determined in accordance with the Scheme. (3) Provision shall be made for the standard amount to be determined— (a) in accordance with a table (“the Tariff”) prepared by the Secretary of State as part of the Scheme and such other provisions of the Scheme as may be relevant; or (b) where no provision is made in the Tariff with respect to the injury in question, in accordance with such provisions of the Scheme as may be relevant. (4) The Tariff shall show, in respect of each description of injury mentioned in the Tariff, the standard amount of compensation payable in respect of that description of injury. (5) An injury may be described in the Tariff in such a way, including by reference to the nature of the injury, its severity or the circumstances in which it was sustained, as the Secretary of State considers appropriate. (6) The Secretary of State may at any time alter the Tariff— (a) by adding to the descriptions of injury mentioned there; (b) by removing a description of injury; (c) by increasing or reducing the amount shown as the standard amount of compensation payable in respect of a particular description of injury; or (d) in such other way as he considers appropriate. (7) The Scheme may— (a) provide for amounts of compensation not to exceed such maximum amounts as may be specified; (b) include such transitional provision with respect to any alteration of its provisions relating to compensation as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.