The Victim and Witness Budget, which is used to fund support service for victims and witnesses, is set each year and includes a forecasted contribution from revenue raised through the Victim Surcharge. Between 2015/16 and 2018/19 the revenue raised from the Surcharge surpassed the forecasted contribution, so the excess was put towards compensating victims of violent crime through the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme. However, we have now changed our procedures so that from this financial year, all revenue raised will be included in the Surcharge contribution to Victim and Witness Budget.<\/p>
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Financial Year<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Victim Surcharge (VS) Collected *<\/strong><\/p><\/td> VS contribution to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme*<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2014/15<\/p><\/td> £24m<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2015/16<\/p><\/td> £28m<\/p><\/td> £10m<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2016/17<\/p><\/td> £31m<\/p><\/td> £4m<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2017/18<\/p><\/td> £35m<\/p><\/td> £4m<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2018/19<\/p><\/td> £34m<\/p><\/td> £3m<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> * Rounded to the nearest £1m<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 10 July 2019 to Question 273770 on Fines: Surcharges, how much funding has been allocated from the Victim Surcharge to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme in each year since 2014.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, purusuant to the Answer of to Question 252552, where the difference between the Victims Surcharge collected and the Victims Surcharge contribution to the Victim and Witness Budget is allocated.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 17 May 2019 to Question 252552, for what reasons the Government is not contributing the full amount raised from the victims surcharge to the victim and witness budget.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1125657/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " Income from the Victim Surcharge contributes to the Ministry of Justices\u2019 Victim and Witness Budget (\u201cthe Budget\u201d). 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.<\/p> <\/p> Overall amounts are set out in the table below:<\/p> <\/p> Financial Year<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Victim Surcharge (VS) Collected *<\/strong>[1]<\/strong><\/strong><\/p><\/td> VS contribution to the Victim and Witness Budget*<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Overall Victim and Witness Budget*<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2010/11<\/p><\/td> £11<\/ins> £11<\/ins> £48m<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2011/12<\/p><\/td> £10m<\/p><\/td> £10m<\/p><\/td> £48m<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2012/13<\/p><\/td> £11<\/ins> £11<\/ins> £50m<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2013/14<\/p><\/td> £20<\/ins> £20<\/ins> £57m<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2014/15<\/p><\/td> £25<\/ins> £25<\/ins> £86m<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2015/16<\/p><\/td> £28m<\/p><\/td> £18m<\/p><\/td> £92m<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2016/17<\/p><\/td> £31m<\/p><\/td> £27<\/ins> £96m<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2017/18<\/p><\/td> £35m<\/p><\/td> £31m<\/p><\/td> £97m<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> *The amounts listed in the table have been rounded to the nearest £1 Income from the Victim Surcharge contributes to the Ministry of Justices\u2019 Victim and Witness Budget (\u201cthe Budget\u201d). 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.<\/p> <\/p> Overall amounts are set out in the table below:<\/p> <\/p> Financial Year<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Victim Surcharge (VS) Collected *<\/strong>[1]<\/strong><\/strong><\/p><\/td> VS contribution to the Victim and Witness Budget*<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Overall Victim and Witness Budget*<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2010/11<\/p><\/td> £11<\/ins> £11<\/ins> £48m<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2011/12<\/p><\/td> £10m<\/p><\/td> £10m<\/p><\/td> £48m<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2012/13<\/p><\/td> £11<\/ins> £11<\/ins> £50m<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2013/14<\/p><\/td> £20<\/ins> £20<\/ins> £57m<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2014/15<\/p><\/td> £25<\/ins> £25<\/ins> £86m<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2015/16<\/p><\/td> £28m<\/p><\/td> £18m<\/p><\/td> £92m<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2016/17<\/p><\/td> £31m<\/p><\/td> £27<\/ins> £96m<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2017/18<\/p><\/td> £35m<\/p><\/td> £31m<\/p><\/td> £97m<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> *The amounts listed in the table have been rounded to the nearest £1 |