Sexual abuse by your mother may give you the right to claim compensation if the abuse caused psychological harm, trauma, financial losses or a lasting impact on your wellbeing and daily life. Compensation claims may be possible through the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA), a civil claim or, in some cases, a claim linked to institutional abuse or another organisation that failed to protect you. Compensation may reflect therapy costs, mental health injuries, loss of earnings, care needs and the wider effect the abuse has had on your relationships, confidence and sense of safety.
If you are a survivor of sexual abuse by your mother, please know that you are not alone, and legal support is available. Sexual abuse can have a devastating and lifelong impact, but you may be eligible to claim compensation for the harm you have suffered. Survivors of childhood abuse can pursue compensation through the civil courts or the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA), even if the abuse happened many years ago.
At Sexual Abuse Compensation Advice, our solicitors understand the unique emotional and psychological harm that can be caused by abuse within the family home. This is why we will navigate the claims process on your behalf. We draw on our specialist expertise to handle everything with the utmost compassion, focusing on securing the financial care and therapeutic support you deserve. Our team offer a No Win No Fee service and will help you gather evidence and support you throughout your sexual abuse compensation claim with sensitivity and confidentiality.
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- A Guide To Claiming For Sexual Abuse By Your Mother
- How Can You Claim For Sexual Abuse By Your Mother?
- Evidence That Can Be Used In Sexual Abuse Claims
- Compensation For Historic Abuse – What Could You Receive?
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A Guide To Claiming For Sexual Abuse By Your Mother
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) prosecutes criminal cases investigated in England and Wales. They state that the phrase child sexual abuse covers a range of offending behaviour. Also, they explain that some people who have suffered sexual abuse may not report it until many years after the abuse has taken place and they are now an adult. This is known as historical abuse, for which you could be eligible to claim compensation.
In the next section, we will discuss how you could make a claim for sexual abuse by your mother. Please continue reading to learn about parent sexual abuse claims. Also, speak to one of our advisors for a free assessment of your claim. If they find that you could be eligible to bring forward a potentially successful claim, they may put you in contact with one of our sexual abuse claims solicitors.
How Can You Claim For Sexual Abuse By Your Mother?
There are various avenues through which you can bring forward a criminal injury claim. These are as follows:
- Firstly, you could claim against the perpetrator directly. However, to do this, they must have the available funds to pay the compensation amount.
- Secondly, you could claim against a vicariously liable third party that breached their duty of care towards you.
- Finally, you could make a claim through the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA), which provides a Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme to compensate victims of violent crime. This can only be done if no other avenue of making a claim is possible.
There are some eligibility requirements to make a claim through the CICA. These include:
- The incident must have taken place in England, Wales, Scotland, or other relevant place.
- The incident must have been reported to the police. This is expected to have been done immediately unless exceptional circumstances prevented you from doing so. In these cases, you could still bring forward a claim.
- You must have been a direct victim of a crime of violence, as defined by the CICA.
For insight into which option could be most suitable for your claim for sexual abuse by your mother, please speak to a member of our team.
Evidence That Can Be Used In Sexual Abuse Claims
To bring forward a claim through the CICA, you may be asked to provide certain evidence to prove both your eligibility and the effects of the sexual abuse. This could include:
- A police reference number as proof of the crime being reported to the police.
- Evidence that you meet the residency requirements laid out by the CICA.
- Evidence of any financial losses incurred as a result of the violent crime.
- Medical evidence as proof of your injuries.
The CICA will not ask you to provide evidence of a crime taking place, as they will be able to liaise with the police. The evidence required to support your case may differ depending on how you bring forward your claim. To learn more about the evidence you may need to support a claim for sexual abuse by your mother; please speak to one of our advisors.
Compensation For Historic Abuse – What Could You Receive?
There are two potential types of compensation that you could be awarded for a successful criminal injury claim made through the CICA. First, we will discuss the compensation you could receive for the mental and physical harm resulting from the crime of violence.
We have used the CICA’s tariff of injuries to create the table below, as it provides potential compensation amounts that may be awarded for various injuries when you pursue a claim via their scheme. Solicitors can also use this document to help them value payouts.
| Sexual offences where the victim is a child | Compensation Amount | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Penile penetration of one or more of the anus, mouth or vagina non-consensually. | £44,000 | This has caused serious physical internal injury and permanent severe disabling mental illness, which a psychiatric prognosis has confirmed. |
| Penile penetration of one or more of the anus, mouth or vagina non-consensually. | £33,000 | This has caused serious physical internal injury and permanent moderate disabling mental illness, which a psychiatric prognosis has confirmed. |
| Penile penetration of one or more of the anus, mouth or vagina non-consensually. | £27,000 | This will cause a permanent severe disabling mental illness, which a psychiatric prognosis has confirmed. |
| Penile penetration of one or more of the anus, mouth or vagina non-consensually. | £22,000 | This will cause serious physical internal injuries. |
| Penile penetration of one or more of the anus, mouth or vagina non-consensually. | £11,000 | A single incident. |
| Sexual assault - one or more oral-genital or non-penile penetrative acts. | £27,000 | This will cause a permanent severe disabling mental illness, which a psychiatric prognosis has confirmed. |
| Sexual assault - one or more oral-genital or non-penile penetrative acts. | £22,000 | A pattern of frequently repeated incidents causing serious internal physical injuries. |
| Sexual assault - one or more oral-genital or non-penile penetrative acts. | £4,400 | Two or more incidents that were isolated. |
| Sexual assault - one or more oral-genital or non-penile penetrative acts. | £3,300 | A single incident. |
| Sexual assault. | £3,300 | A serious pattern of non-penetrative physical sexual acts under clothing. |
The CICA states that an award can cover up to three qualifying injuries. This will be subject to the following multiple injury formula:
- 100% of the tariff figure – the injury valued highest in the tariff.
- 30% of the tariff figure – the injury valued as equal or the second highest.
- 15% of the tariff figure – the injury valued as equal or the third highest.
Although, there are specific instances that could qualify for a payment from a separate tariff, and these will not be subject to the multiple injury formula. This includes circumstances where you have caught a sexually transmitted disease, lost a foetus or became pregnant as a direct result of the abuse.
When Can You Claim For Special Expenses In A CICA Claim?
Additionally, you could be eligible to receive compensation for certain financial losses that directly result from your injuries, are deemed necessary and are not available elsewhere.
To qualify for special expenses, the criminal injury must have affected your capacity to earn for over 28 weeks. The CICA can only pay for the loss of earnings from week 29. However, they will pay special expenses from the actual injury date; this could include, for example, care costs relating to meal preparations or your bodily functions.
The way in which a settlement is calculated for claims made through a different avenue may differ. Please speak to one of our advisors for more information. They can also offer insight into historical sexual abuse compensation that could be awarded for claims following historic sexual abuse by a mother.
Why Use Our Sexual Abuse Claims Solicitors When Seeking Compensation?
A sexual abuse claim solicitor could offer to represent your claim under a Conditional Fee Agreement (CFA). This is a type of No Win No Fee agreement, which provides a way of funding the services of a solicitor. This means:
- You will usually make no payments for your solicitor’s services upfront, during the claim or in the event your claim is unsuccessful.
- If your claim is successful, a No Win No Fee criminal injuries solicitor will commonly deduct a success fee from the compensation. This is a small, legally capped percentage of the amount.
All expenses will be discussed between you and your solicitor before entering into the agreement. Therefore, you will not be overcharged. Speak to one of our advisors for an evaluation of your claim.
Should they find that you could have an eligible case, they may put you in contact with one of our criminal injury solicitors, who could offer work on your case under a CFA.
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Learn More About How To Claim For Sexual Abuse By Your Mother
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- Can I Make A Claim For Sexual Abuse By My Father?
- Making A Claim For Domestic Sexual Abuse
- Recent Statistics On Sexual Assault
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Thank you for reading this guide to seeking compensation for sexual abuse by your mother.
Writer Jess Ocean
Publisher Fern Scrimshaw
