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<p>The GB-wide Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme (the Scheme) provides state-funded
compensation to victims of violent crime who cannot pursue compensation or redress
from other routes. The Scheme is administered by the Criminal Injuries Compensation
Authority (CICA).</p><p>Payments are available under the Scheme for physical or psychological
injuries resulting directly from a crime of violence, as defined in Annex B of the
Scheme. Paragraph 4(1)(b) of Annex B specifies that a crime of violence will not be
considered to have been committed if an injury <em>“resulted from the use of a vehicle,
unless the vehicle was used with intent to cause injury to a person”.</em> Paragraph
4(2) outlines that a “vehicle” for the purposes of this paragraph means any device
which can be used to transport persons, animals or goods, whether by land, water or
air. Therefore, any application which relates to an injury caused by a cyclist will
only be eligible if the vehicle was used with intent to cause injury to the applicant.</p><p>It
is possible that CICA holds information which falls within the scope of this request,
however it can only be extracted from the CICA’s database through manual search of
case records at disproportionate cost.</p>
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