Justice

Monday 20th May 2013 Ministerial Corrections

Fines: Surcharges

[Rehman Chishti]

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the victim surcharge.

[Official Report, 26 March 2013, Vol. 560, c. 1106W.]

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:

[Mrs Grant]

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:

[Mrs Grant]

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.