Biography
Carole Oatway was appointed Chief Executive of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority at the end of September 2007. Carole is responsible for the delivery of the organisation's key objectives to provide a fair and efficient service to victims of violent crime.
Before working for CICA
Before joining CICA, Carole had spent her career in housing, working in the voluntary, private and public sectors. As well as being involved in frontline service delivery, Carole spent seven years as the Head of Housing Regulation in Scotland.
In 2004, Carole joined the senior civil service as the Director of Investment in Scotland’s National Housing Agency where she managed the housing investment programme.