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Home Office

Answer

Mr. Keith Bradley: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the total budget for the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board is for the financial year 2002-03; how much has been paid in compensation in each month of this financial year to date; and how much has been offered in compensation in each month but not yet paid out. [94438] Hilary Benn: [holding answer 30 January 2003]: Under the regime of resource accounting introduced by the Government in April 2001, Departments now account for their expenditure in terms of when resources are consumed, rather than when cash is paid. Thus, the Department now budgets for the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme in terms of the amount of compensation committed in any particular year rather than simply the amount of cash expended in that year. In 2002-03 the resource budget for compensation payable under the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme was £183.264 million. An additional budget for scheme administration costs was £29.82 million. The amount of money paid in compensation by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority in each month of 2002-03 to date is: £ million _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Month Compensation Paid April 27.2 May 27.4 June 18.3 July 15.5 August 18.5 September 14.3 October 15.7 November 22.5 December 15.3 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Some £54 million of these payments related to awards offered in 2001-02 which score against the resource budget for that year. It is not readily possible to say how much was offered in each month of the current financial year but not yet paid out because, for example, some applicants decide to appeal against the award offered. However, as at 31 December 2002, some £2.4 million worth of awards was due to be paid within 28 days, awards on offer amounted to £26.3 million, and other contingent liabilities amounted to £6.9 million.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

94438; 399 c913-4W;399 c909-10W

Session

2002-03

Subjects

Criminal injuries compensation Criminal Injuries Compensation Board Finance Expenditure

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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