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Compensation: Court Orders

Commons · Question 27194 · Tabled 3 Sep 2026 · Ministry of Justice · Official record

Answered 11 Sep 2026

Question

Asked by Joshua Reynolds

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

Answer

Answered by Sarah Sackman, 11 Sep 2026

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...