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53164 (10 February 2023)
From Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme
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The Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal
In the matter of an application under the Scheme of Compensation for Personal Injuries Criminally Inflicted
Decision of a Single Member
Name of applicant: [ ]
Application number: 53164
Date of incident: [ ]
Date of application: [ ]
Decision outcome: No award
1. [ ] (‘the Applicant’) has made a claim for compensation under the Scheme of Compensation for Personal Injuries Criminally Inflicted (‘the Scheme’).
2. In his application for compensation under the Scheme, received by the Tribunal on the [ ], the Applicant states that he suffered injuries by virtue of a crime of violence which occurred on the [ ]. The incident is outlined to have occurred [ ] Bar, County [ ] on the [ ].
3. The Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal established under paragraph 17 of the Scheme the Tribunal “may pay ex gratia compensation in respect of personal injury where the injury is directly attributable to a crime of violence, or, as provided for in paragraph 4, to circumstances arising from the action of the victim in assisting or attempting to assist the prevention of crime or the saving of human life”
4. Applications are required to be submitted to the Tribunal within three months from the date of incident given rise to the injuries complained of. In the instant case the application has been received marginally outside the three month period allowed. It is the case however that paragraph 11 of the Scheme applies in this case.
5. By letter dated the [ ], the Tribunal wrote to the Applicant seeking the provision of certain information in order to provide a grounding for the assessment of the Applicant’s claim. No response was received to this correspondence. Pursuant to paragraph 11 of the Scheme the Tribunal having clearly communicated with the Applicant and requesting the information required to assess this application no response was received.
6. As the Applicant has now established his claim nor co-operated with the Tribunal no award is made.
Georgina Robinson
Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal
10 February 2023