Examples of some different levels of awards
| Physical abuse of children | ||
| Minor abuse | Level 1 | £1000 |
| (e.g. isolated or intermittent assault(s) resulting in weals, hair pulled from scalp, etc) | ||
| Serious abuse | Level 5 | £2000 |
| (e.g. intermittent physical assaults resulting in accumulation of healed wounds, burns, or scalds but with no appreciable disfigurement) | ||
| Severe abuse | Level 10 | £5500 |
| (e.g. persistent pattern of repetitive violence resulting in moderate multiple injuries such as bruising and minor fractures and/or minor disfigurement) | ||
| Severe abuse | Level 12 | £8200 |
| (e.g. persistent pattern of repetitive violence resulting in significant multiple injuries) | ||
| Severe abuse | Level 14 | £13 500 |
| (e.g. persistent pattern of repetitive violence resulting in severe multiple injuries) | ||
| Brain damage—impairment of social/intellectual functions | ||
| Minor brain damage | Level 12 | £8200 |
| Moderate brain damage | Level 15 | £16 500 |
| Serious brain damage | Level 20 | £44 000 |
| Very serious brain damage | Level 23 | £110 000 |
| Extremely serious brain damage | Level 25 | £250 000 |
| (i.e. no effective control of bodily functions) | ||