Sexual Abuse Criminal Injuries Awards

If you have suffered this injury as a result of a criminal injury, you might expect to receive the following amounts of compensation:

Sexual offence where victim is any age (if not already compensated as a child)

Sexual assault
- minor — non-penetrative sexual physical act/or acts over clothing £1,000
- serious — non-penetrative sexual physical act/or acts under clothing £2,000
- severe — non-penile penetrative and/or oral-genital act or acts £3,300
- pattern of repetitive frequent severe abuse (whether by one or more attackers) over a period
- up to 3 years £6,600
- exceeding 3 years £8,200
- resulting in serious internal bodily injuries £22,000
- resulting in permanently disabling mental illness confirmed by psychiatric prognosis £27,000

Non-consensual penile penetration of the vagina and/or anus and/or mouth
- by one attacker £11,000
- by two or more attackers £13,500
- resulting in serious internal bodily injuries £22,000
- resulting in permanently disabling mental illness confirmed by psychiatric prognosis
- moderate mental illness £22,000
- severe mental illness £27,000
- resulting in serious internal bodily injury with permanent disabling mental illness confirmed by psychiatric prognosis
- moderate mental illness £33,000
- severe mental illness £44,000
- pattern of repetitive incidents (whether by one or more attackers) over a period
- up to 3 years £16,500
- exceeding 3 years £22,000

Sexual offence where victim is a child (under age of 18 at time or commencement of offence) or an adult who by reason of mental incapacity is incapable of giving consent

Sexual assault
- minor — non-penetrative sexual physical act/or acts over clothing £1,000
- minor — non-penetrative frequent sexual physical act/or acts over clothing £1,500
- serious — non-penetrative sexual physical act/or acts under clothing £2,000
- serious — pattern of repetitive non-penetrative sexual physical acts under clothing £3,300

Sexual assault

Non-penile penetrative and/or oral genital act/or acts
- one incident £3,300
- two or more isolated incidents £4,400
- pattern of repetitive, frequent incidents
- over a period up to 3 years £6,600
- over a period exceeding 3 years £8,200
- resulting in serious internal bodily injuries £22,000
- resulting in permanently disabling mental illness confirmed by psychiatric prognosis
- moderate mental illness £22,000
- severe mental illness £27,000

Non-consensual penile penetration of the vagina and/or anus and/or mouth
- one incident £11,000
- one incident involving two or more attackers £13,500
- repeated incidents over a period
- up to 3 years £16,500
- exceeding 3 years £22,000
- resulting in serious internal bodily injuries £22,000
- resulting in permanently disabling mental illness confirmed by psychiatric prognosis
- moderate mental illness £22,000
- severe mental illness £27,000
- resulting in serious internal bodily injury with permanent disabling mental illness confirmed by psychiatric prognosis
- moderate mental illness £33,000
- severe mental illness £44,000

Sexual offences - additional awards where the following are directly attributable to a sexual offence (whether victim is an adult or a child ) - not subject to the multiple injuries formula and may be paid in addition to other awards

Pregnancy £5,500

Sexually transmitted disease other than HIV/HepatitisB/Hepatitis C
- substantial recovery £5,500
- permanent disability £11,000

Infection with HIV/Hepatitis B/Hepatitis C £22,000

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