RMT Prepares For Expected Reintroduction Of Government Cuts To Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme
Submitted by admin on 12 October, 2012 - 22:35
Anticipating the imminent reintroduction of government proposals to cut entitlement to claim Criminal Injuries Compensation, we instruct the General Secretary to immediately:
- establish an e-petition on the 10 Downing Street / directgov website demanding the
- withdrawal of the proposed cuts to the CICS, and urge members and supporters to add their names
- support EDM422 and urge members and supporters to lobby their MPs to sign it
We refer this matter to our Political, Liberation and Transport Policy Sub-Committee for further examination and report, and direct it to draw up a programme of protest and lobbying activities as a matter of urgency.
Branches and Regional Councils to be advised.
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You can read EDM422 here
That this House gives full support to the blameless victims of violent criminals who suffer physically, emotionallyand financially from the injuries inflicted on them; supports the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme as the only means of recompense for almost 40,000 seriously or fatally injured victims every year; and calls on the Government to withdraw proposals to abolish compensationfor half of the victims, to cut the awards of a further 41 per cent and to slash payments for loss of earnings made to the most seriously injured, who are unable to return to work after more than 28 weeks and to the dependants of fatally injured victims.
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