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Instruction 4: Report costs incurred at the request or direction of Tribunal
From Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme
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From Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme
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Last updated on
Decisions under the Scheme of Compensation for Personal Injuries Criminally Inflicted ('the Scheme')
Instruction number 4 under paragraph 19 of the Scheme(1)
Topic: Report Costs incurred at the request or direction of the Tribunal
Effective from 1 July 2021 until withdrawn or amended
Where an award for compensation under the Scheme is refused, the Tribunal may in exceptional circumstances, direct that the applicant be reimbursed in full or in part for his or her vouched costs for specific medical and/or other expert reports, which were incurred by the applicant at the request or direction of the Tribunal.
Conor Heaney, Chair
Date: 1 July 2021
(1) Paragraph 19 of the Scheme provides that the Tribunal can draw up and publish any instructions it considers necessary regarding the procedure for administering the Scheme.