Hugh Bayley – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Hugh Bayley on 2014-06-04.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many victims of crime and witnesses were supported by the Witness Service at (a) York Crown Court and (b) York Magistrages’ Court in each year since 2004-05.
Damian Green
The Ministry of Justice does not routinely collect this data. Victim Support has provided the data based on available information.
As part of its Grant in Aid to Victim Support, the Ministry of Justice requires the provision of a court based witness service.
Victim Support has provided the following figures for 2009/10-2013/14 showing the number of people supported:
|
Year |
York Crown Court |
York Magistrates’ Court |
|
2009/10 |
717 |
606 |
|
2010/11 |
701 |
405 |
|
2011/12 |
612 |
368 |
|
2012/13 |
557 |
333 |
|
2013/14 |
547 |
870 |
Whilst crime rates continue to fall, Victim Support continues to support all witnesses who wish to receive support when attending court.
