Submitted on Monday 14th December 2015
Published on Thursday 17th December 2015
Current status: Closed
Closed: Friday 17th June 2016
Signatures: 7
CICA should not reject claims from victims if outside of 2 year deadline
The criminal Injuries Compensation Authority reject claims from victims if not made within two years of reporting the incident to the police. Sex abuse cases take years to get to trial. Victims struggle to deal with their abuse and the ordeal of attending court is a further burden on their minds.
Many victims need this compensation to help them rebuild their lives, pay for counselling or cover the gap in their income as working full time whilst recovering from their ordeal.
The faceless decision makers who have probably never experienced abuse of any kind simply throw these cases out with no regard to victim. Decisions made with no empathy could impact these claimants lives further and make them victims again.
Should victims have to worry about claiming during a stressful period?
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