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Written question asked by Alistair Carmichael (Liberal Democrat) on Monday, 3 July 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 5 July 2006. It was answered by Gerry Sutcliffe (Labour) on Monday, 24 July 2006 on behalf of the Home Office.

Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will extend the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme to British victims of terrorist attacks abroad.
Answer

We have no plans to extend the scope of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme to cover injuries sustained abroad. However, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport are developing proposals for establishing a charitable fund to help victims of terrorist attacks overseas, and hope to be able to announce further details in the coming months.

Number of offenders found guilty at all courts for offences relating to drunkenness in Suffolk police force area¹,² 1997 to 2004
Offence description—drunkenness with aggravation³
1997 254
1998 194
1999 197
2000 202
2001 244
2002 301
2003 317
2004 293
¹ These data are on the principal offence basis. ² Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the courts, and police forces. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used. ³ Includes the offence of ““drunk and disorderly”” (Criminal Justice Act 1967 sec. 91) and other miscellaneous offences of drunkenness with aggravations. Source: Office for Criminal Justice Reform

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
83284; 449 c1133-4W
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Criminal injuries compensation Terrorism
Link
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