Helen Grant corrected the Commons record on Fines: Surcharges

20 May 2013 · Commons Hansard, Written Corrections · Justice

Helen Grant made the correction and printed in Hansard's Written Corrections on 20 May 2013. The figure £41.2 million in the original became £41.9 million in the correction. Altogether 8 words differ between the two versions.

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the victim surcharge. Letter of correction from Mrs Grant: An error has been identified in the written answer given to the hon. Member for Gillingham and Rainham (Rehman Chishti) on 26 March 2013. The full answer given was as follows:

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Since its introduction in 2007, the victim surcharge has raised ~~£41.2~~ million, which has funded vital services for victims and witnesses of crime. The reforms to increase and extend the surcharge, introduced by this Government, will see more offenders take responsibility for the harm they have caused. They will contribute up to an additional £50 million per year towards the cost of victims' services. ~~The correct answer should have been:~~	Since its introduction in 2007, the victim surcharge has raised £41.9 million, which has funded vital services for victims and witnesses of crime. The reforms to increase and extend the surcharge, introduced by this Government, will see more offenders take responsibility for the harm they have caused. They will contribute up to an additional £50 million per year towards the cost of victims' services.

Original

Corrected

Since its introduction in 2007, the victim surcharge has raised ~~£41.2~~ million, which has funded vital services for victims and witnesses of crime. The reforms to increase and extend the surcharge, introduced by this Government, will see more offenders take responsibility for the harm they have caused. They will contribute up to an additional £50 million per year towards the cost of victims' services.
~~The correct answer should have been:~~

Since its introduction in 2007, the victim surcharge has raised £41.9 million, which has funded vital services for victims and witnesses of crime. The reforms to increase and extend the surcharge, introduced by this Government, will see more offenders take responsibility for the harm they have caused. They will contribute up to an additional £50 million per year towards the cost of victims' services.

The correction in Hansard.

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