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Written question asked by George Hollingbery (Conservative) on Tuesday, 10 March 2015, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 12 March 2015. It was answered by Mike Penning (Conservative) on Tuesday, 17 March 2015 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.

Victim Support Schemes

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much has been made available to support victims in each of the last five years.

Answer

We are committed to ensuring that victims of crime are fully supported and are making more money available than ever before for victims’ services. Under this Government funding for support services has more than doubled from £40.52million in 2009/10 to over £92 million in 2015/16, including an increase in local budgets to fund vital services on the ground.

The following table shows the funding that the MoJ has provided to organisations supporting victims of crime since April 2010.

Financial Year

Total funding to victim’s services (1)

2010-11

£48.43m

2011-12

£49.6m

2012-13

£50.26m

2013-14

£57.02m

2014-15

£86.23m (2)

2015-16

Over £92m

1) Figures for 2011-12 onwards include income from the Prisoners’ Earnings Act.

2) The figure for 2014/15 is forecast only and therefore likely to change at the end of the financial year. This does not include the £4.85m transfer of funds to the Home Office for support for victims of Child Sexual Exploitation.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
226875
Session
2014-15
Subjects
Finance Victim support schemes
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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