Victims and Witnesses Strategy

Rehman Chishti Excerpts

Monday 30th January 2012 Commons Chamber

[Mr Clarke]

I think it certainly should, but I will have to examine further how effective the administrative arrangements for detecting such cases will prove to be. We are always trying to improve the exchanges of criminal records, so that people bear the proper consequences of any criminal records that they have built up.

[Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham) (Con)]

I welcome the Lord Chancellor’s statement. Will he confirm that the money raised by the increase in fixed penalties for motoring offences will also be used to support victim services?

[Mr Clarke]

Yes. The reason that we are raising more money from offenders through the surcharge is precisely to improve the services offered to the victims of crime. Whatever the source of the money, it will all be directed towards improving those services across the country.