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Fines: Surcharges

Original answer

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:

Financial Year	Victim Surcharge (VS) Collected *[1]	VS contribution to the Victim and Witness Budget*	Overall Victim and Witness Budget*
2010/11	£10m	£10m	£48m
2011/12	£10m	£10m	£48m
2012/13	£10m	£10m	£50m
2013/14	£19m	£19m	£57m
2014/15	£24m	£24m	£86m
2015/16	£28m	£18m	£92m
2016/17	£31m	£26m	£96m
2017/18	£35m	£31m	£97m

*The amounts listed in the table have been rounded to the nearest £10m.

The answer was corrected by Lucy Frazer (Conservative)

on Tuesday, 8 October 2019 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.

Corrected answer

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:

Financial Year	Victim Surcharge (VS) Collected *[1]	VS contribution to the Victim and Witness Budget*	Overall Victim and Witness Budget*
2010/11	£110m	£110m	£48m
2011/12	£10m	£10m	£48m
2012/13	£110m	£110m	£50m
2013/14	£2019m	£2019m	£57m
2014/15	£254m	£254m	£86m
2015/16	£28m	£18m	£92m
2016/17	£31m	£276m	£96m
2017/18	£35m	£31m	£97m

*The amounts listed in the table have been rounded to the nearest £10m.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

252551

Session

2017-19

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Grouped for answer

Yes

Subjects

Fines Victims Surcharges

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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