Lucy Frazer corrected a written answer on Fines: Surcharges
Gloria De Piero (Labour, Ashfield) asked written question 252551 on 9 May 2019. Robert Buckland answered on 17 May 2019 for the Ministry of Justice, and Lucy Frazer corrected the answer on 8 October 2019. The same corrected answer was given to question 252552. The correction replaced 4 figures (£10m, £19m, £24m, £26m) with 5 figures (£11m, £1m, £20m, £25m, £27m). Altogether 20 words differ between the two versions.
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much money has been raised by the Victims Surchage in each year since 2010.
Original and corrected answer
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| 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 | | | £48m 2011/12 | £10m | £10m | £48m 2012/13 | | | £50m 2013/14 | | | £57m 2014/15 | | | £86m 2015/16 | £28m | £18m | £92m 2016/17 | £31m | | £96m 2017/18 | £35m | £31m | £97m *The amounts listed in the table have been rounded to the nearest | 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 | £11m | £11m | £48m 2011/12 | £10m | £10m | £48m 2012/13 | £11m | £11m | £50m 2013/14 | £20m | £20m | £57m 2014/15 | £25m | £25m | £86m 2015/16 | £28m | £18m | £92m 2016/17 | £31m | £27m | £96m 2017/18 | £35m | £31m | £97m *The amounts listed in the table have been rounded to the nearest £1m. |
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| Date read | 15 October 2026 |
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