Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 10 July 2019 to Question 273770 on Fines: Surcharges, how much funding has been allocated from the Victim Surcharge to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme in each year since 2014.
Answer
The Victim and Witness Budget, which is used to fund support service for victims and witnesses, is set each year and includes a forecasted contribution from revenue raised through the Victim Surcharge. Between 2015/16 and 2018/19 the revenue raised from the Surcharge surpassed the forecasted contribution, so the excess was put towards compensating victims of violent crime through the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme. However, we have now changed our procedures so that from this financial year, all revenue raised will be included in the Surcharge contribution to Victim and Witness Budget.
Financial Year | Victim Surcharge (VS) Collected * | VS contribution to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme* |
2014/15 | £24m | 0 |
2015/16 | £28m | £10m |
2016/17 | £31m | £4m |
2017/18 | £35m | £4m |
2018/19 | £34m | £3m |
* Rounded to the nearest £1m