Talk:Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority

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Do any other countries operate a scheme like this? Are convicted criminals made to contribute to the cost? Drutt (talk) 22:12, 5 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Some do, in fact all EU member states are supposed to have some kind of scheme, but GB's is generally reckoned to be the most generous. The funding for CICA comes out of general taxation rather than confiscation of offenders' assets - however, there is separate court-ordered compensation available to victims which is paid by offenders. Greycap (talk) 07:27, 7 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Regarding the above, courts in England and Wales can order offenders to pay compensation to their victims. In addition, since 2007 there has been a compulsory £15 "victims' surcharge" which is levied on everyone who is fined, regardless of the offence. Emeraude (talk) 13:20, 23 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Just to update my previous comment: The victims' surcharge is currently 10% of the fine (minimum £30). In addition, there are fixed amounts if the sentence is a discharge, community sentence or imprisonment. See Victim surcharge for details. Emeraude (talk) 14:09, 28 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]