PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
(10 April 2026)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people in Glasgow received awards under the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme in each of the last five years; and what the value of those awards was.

Asked by:
John Grady (Labour)

Answer

The table below provides the number of compensation awards paid in each of the last five financial years to applicants living in Glasgow.

Number of compensation awards paid to applicants living in Glasgow* ** 

Financial Year

Number of awards paid

Total value of those awards

2020-21

349

£3,584,374

2021-22

306

£2,535,552

2022-23

245

£2,723,991

2023-24

367

£3,592,648

2024-25

323

£2,703,553

* The above table includes all awards where the applicant named Glasgow as the city in their home address in their application.

**The table does not include archived bereavement applications because the address of the applicant is not retained. In most cases, applications are archived three years after the case has been closed.


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