criminal injuries claim

[badboy09]

sorry if this is in the wrong section , i scoured the site trying to figure out which section it should be in , if its in the wrong one , can you please put it in the right one , thankyou .

 

hi there all ,just a quick question i need to ask , but i will give u a little outline of what its about first , i have just had a successfull case in court , in regards to a historic child abuse i suffered as a child , and it took me 27 yrs to bring it to court , and now my stepfather has been found guilty of 6 counts , and hes looking at spending the next 5-10 yrs in prison , and i was advised to put in a compensation claim via the criminal injuries board , but i have read there website and it seems that because i served a 8 month prison sentance in 2010 , ( but only did 2 months and was then out on tag ) , it now seems that i fail to qualify for the criminal injuries that happened to me as a child , is there any way round this , or am i just gonna hit a brick wall ,? it seems unfair that , that is the way they deal with cases , just because i did something silly in 2010 , its now punishing me form maknig a claim , because of that ..i would try and claim against my stepdad , but i know he has nothing , by what i have been told , and criminal injuries was my next stop, the reason i have come to this conclusion is because of the paragraph below , :

 

The 2012 scheme came into force on 30 September 2012 and applies to all claims received on or after 27 November 2012. It is less generous than previous schemes, with certain minor injuries removed altogether and others reduced in value. Residency criteria now mean that most applicants must be ordinarily resident in the UK, or a British or EU citizen. The rules on criminal convictions are more restrictive in that having an unspent criminal conviction that resulted in a prison sentence will mean automatic rejection, no matter what the offence.

[honeybee13]

Hello there.

 

I think the general legal forum should be the best place for you, I'll move this.

 

HB

[badboy09]

thankyou

[Ganymede]

It's free to submit your claim so what have you got to lose?

 

You will have your compensation reduced, or even refused altogether, if you have a criminal record of your own though.

[badboy09]

thats my point , i do have a criminal record , but i guess i can only but try ..

[Ganymede]

A reduced award is better than not claiming at all.

[badboy09]

i accept that , but the info i have is telling me , i wont even get anything , because i have a criminal record , so i guess i can only but try ..

[Ganymede]

You might get something, just reduced because of your criminal record.

[citizenB]

You wont know until you try.

[badboy09]

ok cool i will give it a go and try my luck