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Written question asked by Dan Jarvis (Labour) on Friday, 24 January 2014, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 28 January 2014. It was answered by Damian Green (Conservative) on Tuesday, 4 March 2014 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.

Driving Offences: Fines

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how much he received from victim surcharges on motoring offences and motoring fixed penalty notices in each year between 2010 and 2013; and what estimate he has made of such receipts in 2014.

Answer

As set out in the Government's response to the consultation 'Getting it Right for Victims and Witnesses', we intend to raise an additional £30 million for victims services through increased motoring fixed penalty notices in 2014. The increases were implemented in August 2013 and there is no data yet available on how much has been raised in the financial year 2013-14. It is not possible to determine Victim Surcharge receipts attributable to motoring offences, as such data is not differentiated by offence type.

It is right that offenders, not taxpayers, foot the bill for the damage offenders cause so in October 2012 the Government increased and extended the Victim Surcharge to ensure criminals pay for victims' services, and that they pay more than they used to. These changes, along with increases to financial penalties including motoring fixed penalty notices, will help generate up to £50 million extra a year from offenders for victims’ services. This is in addition of the £66 million already spent by Government.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
185092; 576 c799W
Session
2013-14
Subjects
Fines Surcharges Road traffic offences
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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