Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many victims of crime in Essex have received the proceeds of compensation orders issued against offenders in each of the last five years.
The information requested is not held centrally, either for Essex or nationally. However, according to our Trust Statement, the amount of compensation nationally imposed and collected has risen steadily over recent years. In 2012-13 £33,855,000 was imposed and £33,327,000 collected, increasing to £46,021,000 imposed and £41,420,000 collected in 2016-17.