Written question asked by Philip Davies (Conservative) on Tuesday, 11 March 2014, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 13 March 2014. It was answered by Shailesh Vara (Conservative) on Monday, 17 March 2014 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.

Fines: Surcharges

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how much and what proportion of the victim surcharge imposed by adult courts since 1 October 2012 has been collected where the main sentence in the case was (a) a conditional discharge, (b) a fine, (c) a community order, (d) a suspended prison sentence of up to six months, (e) a suspended prison sentence of more than six months, (f) a prison sentence of up to six months, (g) a prison sentence of between six months and two years, (h) a prison sentence of between two and four years, (i) a prison sentence of between four and 14 years and (j) life imprisonment.

Answer: The Ministry of Justice does not centrally collate the information in the manner requested, and it is not possible to attribute the amount of victim surcharge collected by type of sentence imposed by the courts.

Secondary information