Question follow-through · 27194

Compensation: Court Orders

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the enforcement of criminal court compensation orders; and whether he plans to introduce measures to improve the recovery of compensation awarded to vict

answeredMinistry of Justice

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Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Tabled
3 Sept 2026
Target answer date
7 Sept 2026
Answer
11 Sept 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 3 Sept 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the enforcement of criminal court compensation orders; and whether he plans to introduce measures to improve the recovery of compensation awarded to vict

  2. 7 Sept 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 11 Sept 2026

    Answer published

    The effectiveness of the enforcement of all financial penalties, including all criminal compensation orders is constantly under review.HMCTS is taking action to improve the collection and enforcement of criminal compensation orders as part of the improvem...

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