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<p /> <p /> <p>The Government is committed to ensuring victims of crime are fully
supported and is making more money available than ever before for victims' services.
The table below shows the funding provided by the Ministry of Justice to organisations
supporting victims of crime since the Department was formed in 2007.</p><p><strong>
</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total
funding to victim's services<sup>1</sup></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2007/08</strong></p></td><td><p>£38.17m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2008/09</strong></p></td><td><p>£39.32m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2009/10</strong></p></td><td><p>£40.52m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td><p>£48.43m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p>£49.6m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p>£50.45m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p>£55.57m<sup>2</sup></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p><strong><sup>1</sup></strong> includes receipts from offenders through the
Victim Surcharge (since 2007/08), increased Penalty Notices for Disorder and motoring
Fixed Penalty Notices (since 2013/14), and Prisoners' Earning Act Income (since 2011/12).</p><p><sup>2</sup>This
figure does not include the PEA contribution as this has not yet been finalised and
published. In addition, £20.8 million was made available to Police and Crime Commissioners
in 2013/14, because it was provided late in the financial year only £4.95m of funding
was able to be spent, however, the unspent amount remains available for PCCs to spend
in 2014/15. Additionally, a small number of payments due to be made in 2013/14 had
to be accrued for and were paid at the beginning of 2014/15.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>
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