Compensation

There are several ways of getting compensation for a personal injury:

• using a claims assessor (see under heading Claims assessors)
• taking legal action in a civil court (see under heading Taking legal action)
• making a claim to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (see under heading Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority) (Criminal Injuries Compensation Agency in Northern Ireland)
• through a criminal compensation order (see under heading Criminal compensation orders)
• special Government compensation schemes for some injuries and losses such as vaccine damage or asbestos-related disease – see under heading Special compensation schemes
• in Wales, using the NHS Redress Arrangements.