Ministry of Justice written question – answered at on 8 October 2019.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much money from the Victims Surcharge has been allocated to charities supporting victims in each year since 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much money has been raised by the Victims Surchage in each year since 2010.
The correct answer should have been:
Income from the Victim Surcharge contributes to the Ministry of Justices’ Victim and Witness Budget (“the Budget”). This budget is used to fund Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) who commission local support services for victims, and nationally commissioned support services including the National Homicide Service, Rape Support Centres, and the Court Based Witness Service. Income from the Victim Surcharge is forecast into the Budget at the beginning of each financial year. However, actual income raised from the Surcharge will fluctuate each year (depending on the amount imposed and collection rates). Should revenue raised from the Surcharge go above the forecast amount, the excess is put towards compensating victims through the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme.
Overall amounts are set out in the table below:
Victim Surcharge (VS) Collected *[1] | VS contribution to the Victim and Witness Budget* | Overall Victim and Witness Budget* | |
2010/11 | £11 | £11 | £48m |
2011/12 | £10m | £10m | £48m |
2012/13 | £11 | £11 | £50m |
2013/14 | £20 | £20 | £57m |
2014/15 | £25 | £25 | £86m |
2015/16 | £28m | £18m | £92m |
2016/17 | £31m | £27 | £96m |
2017/18 | £35m | £31m | £97m |
*The amounts listed in the table have been rounded to the nearest £10m.
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Income from the Victim Surcharge contributes to the Ministry of Justices’ Victim and Witness Budget (“the Budget”). This budget is used to fund Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) who commission local support services for victims, and nationally commissioned support services including the National Homicide Service, Rape Support Centres, and the Court Based Witness Service. Income from the Victim Surcharge is forecast into the Budget at the beginning of each financial year. However, actual income raised from the Surcharge will fluctuate each year (depending on the amount imposed and collection rates). Should revenue raised from the Surcharge go above the forecast amount, the excess is put towards compensating victims through the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme.
Overall amounts are set out in the table below:
Victim Surcharge (VS) Collected *[1] | VS contribution to the Victim and Witness Budget* | Overall Victim and Witness Budget* | |
2010/11 | £11 | £11 | £48m |
2011/12 | £10m | £10m | £48m |
2012/13 | £11 | £11 | £50m |
2013/14 | £20 | £20 | £57m |
2014/15 | £25 | £25 | £86m |
2015/16 | £28m | £18m | £92m |
2016/17 | £31m | £27 | £96m |
2017/18 | £35m | £31m | £97m |
*The amounts listed in the table have been rounded to the nearest £10m.
Yes2 people think so
No0 people think not
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