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Criminal Injuries Compensation

Asked by Laurence TurnerLabourMinistry of JusticeTabled Answered 12 February 2025UIN 29946

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 08 July 2019 to Question 261492, on Criminal Injuries Compensation, if she will publish the same information for each year since 2017-18.

Answered by Alex Davies-Jones

The information in the table below sets out the criminal injuries compensation spend for each of the years shown (as published in the CICA Annual Report and Accounts). It does not include compensation awarded under the Victims of Overseas Terrorism Compensation Scheme.

Year

Compensation Spend

2017/18

£155,840,000

2018/19

£130,359,000

2019/20

£194,839,000

2020/21

£153,367,000

2021/22

£158,192,000

2022/23

£173,089,000

2023/24

£164,620,000

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