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<p /> <p>The Ministry of Justice provides grant funding to Victim Support for the
court-based Witness Service to support witnesses at criminal courts in England and
Wales.</p><p> </p><p>The table below details the breakdown of witnesses supported
by the court-based Witness Service in each year since 2009/10.</p><p> </p><p>Victim
Support continues to support all witnesses who wish to receive support when attending
court.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Witnesses
Supported<strong>[1]</strong></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2009/10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>320,000</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>268,000</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>240,000</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>204,000</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>199,000</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p> </p><br /><p>[1] Figures have been rounded to the nearest thousand. Figures
have been supplied by Victim Support (2009/10-2012/13 figures taken from published
Victim Support annual reports; 2013/14 figures have been provided to the Ministry
of Justice by Victim Support)</p>
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