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CICA

British  

abbreviation

  1. Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority

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The Ministry of Justice, which oversees the CICA, said more than £154m had been awarded under the scheme last year and every effort was made to get decisions right first time for victims.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2019

Stories like Emma's prompted Baroness Newlove, the victims' commissioner for England and Wales, to produce a review of the CICA, published in January 2019.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2019

"CICA are also actively engaging victim support groups and relevant charities with specialist knowledge in this area to make sure the revised guidance is as robust as it possibly can be."

From BBC • Sep. 30, 2017

Sarah Champion, Labour MP for Rotherham and former shadow minister for preventing abuse, welcomed the announcement, but said there needed to be a whole scale review of the CICA.

From BBC • Sep. 30, 2017

The First Tier Tribunal - part of the the Court of Appeal - backed the decision by CICA, but the more senior Upper Tribunal sent the case back to the authority.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2017