Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 60330

Offences against Children: Compensation

Tabled: 16 June 2025

Answered: 24 June 2025

Question

Rupert Lowe

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many victims of grooming gangs have applied for compensation; and how many have been rejected.

Answer

Alex Davies-Jones

The Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) deeply sympathises with all victims of sexual crimes and recognises the trauma suffered by victims of these abhorrent offences.CICA cannot provide figures about compensation to victims of grooming gangs....

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