Source · Select Committees · Women and Equalities Committee

Recommendation 3

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Amend Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme eligibility to include online sexual offence claims

Recommendation
The Ministry of Justice must amend the eligibility criteria of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme to bring claims from victims of sexual offences perpetrated online, specifically non-consensual intimate image abuse, within its scope. (Recommendation, Paragraph 26)
Government Response

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