COMPENSATION
Victims of rape are entitled to apply to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) for compensation, like victims of any other crime. Often, claiming compensation can be more difficult for those who have reported rape due to bias in the rules. If you have a minor conviction, like shoplifting, you can be denied compensation. Additionally, if you have an unspent conviction, the amount you are compensated is often slashed. Women in Rotherham were recently denied compensation due to convictions from before or after they were attacked. The “character and conduct” category of CICA’s decision-making process could also likely be used to deny sex workers compensation after being raped. Whoever you are, victims should be entitled to compensation. There are other rules that may affect your claim, so please read our Guide here before you apply.
Rape victim falsely accused of lying by police wins £20,000 payout Police admit wrongly arresting woman assaulted at age 17, but mother criticises force for leaving her daughter traumatized Sandra Laville The Guardian Friday 22 May 2015 A rape victim falsely accused of lying by detectives has won £20,000 in damages after suing police under …
Ms L wins £11,000 at Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority appeal A rape survivor who was unable to give a full statement to the police applied for compensation three years later, fought an initial refusal – and won! Facts Ms L was attacked in May 2001, by a stranger. She has no memory from the middle …
Government attempts to cut compensation to victims of violence. As reported in the New Law Journal, the new system of fixed tariffs for specific injuries cuts victims’ money by £250million a year.
Help and advise on how to claim compensation and how to appeal the court decisions
Press release on compensation: who counts and who pays?
Campaigning for compensation for rape – collage of articles.
In the media: Legal history was made as a man was jailed for attempting to raping his wife This case breaks new ground in the law of rape – as reported in The Independent, July 1990.
Home office agrees to compensate women who have a child as a result of rape A tremendous victory reported in the Caribbean Times, March 1990. WAR have fought for 13 years for this measure…
Making WAR on rape Rape in Marriage should be made a crime. That is the provisional recommendation of the Criminal Law Revision Committee, and is something which Women Against Rape have been campaigning about for more than five years…
