The Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) is committed to preventing and tackling fraud to ensure the protection of public funds.

In the past 12 months, CICA referred a number of cases to police authorities after identifying suspected fraudulent activity on claims for compensation.

These referrals have resulted in prosecutions and other successful outcomes, including:

• Custodial sentences and community orders for failing to disclose convictions and/or submitting duplicate claims
• Suspended prison sentence handed down for providing false information
• A custodial sentence for misappropriation of an award of compensation

CICA have updated their Customer Charter to reflect their commitment to tackling fraud.