FOI Ref: ****FOI/2022/4026
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Please supply the following information:
Annual breakdowns of the budget allocated for the Crime Survey for England since 2007
Annual breakdown of ONS staffing costs for the Crime Survey for England and Wales since 2007
- Annual breakdown of commercial costs associated with the Crime Survey for England and Wales since 2007, including contracts with research service agencies
- Annual breakdown of funding contributions made by government departments to the ONS for the Crime Survey for England and Wales since 2007, this should be broken down by government department/ministry/agency.
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Annual breakdowns of the budget allocated for the Crime Survey for England since 2007
We have been conducting the Crime Survey for England and Wales since April 2012, prior to this date the survey was conducted by the Home Office. The following budgetary and cost information is therefore limited to financial year's 2012/13 to 2021/22.
Furthermore, budgets are not disaggregated or held at the level required to disclose annual budgetary figures for the Crime Survey for England and Wales. The budgetary figures in the table below relate to the work of the Centre for Crime and Justice where the Crime Survey for England and Wales sits:
| | Total Budget Allocated for Crime, Income & Wealth Division 2012/13 to 2021/22 |
|---|---|
| 2021/22 | £6,076,344 |
| 2020/21 | £5,157,401 |
| 2019/20 | £5,683,154 |
| 2018/19 | £5,226,714 |
| 2017/18 | £5,303,132 |
| 2016/17 | £4,940,868 |
| 2015/16 | £4,893,100 |
| 2014/15 | £4,565,530 |
| 2013/14 | £4,500,006 |
| 2012/13 | £4,485,047 |
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.xls .csvAnnual breakdown of ONS staffing costs for the Crime Survey for England and Wales since 2007
Crime Survey staff costs for financial year 2021/22 are not yet available as they are currently being finalised before undergoing external audit checks as part of the Annual Report and Accounts process.
Please also note that the staff costs listed in the below table are an estimation based on the number of staff members known to contribute towards the Crime Survey with an average rate of pay being applied:
| 2020/21 | £97,639.76 |
|---|---|
| 2019/20 | £96,175.16 |
| 2018/19 | £94,732.54 |
| 2017/18 | £93,311.55 |
| 2016/17 | £91,911.87 |
| 2015/16 | £90,533.20 |
| 2014/15 | £89,175.20 |
| 2013/14 | £87,837.57 |
| 2012/13 | £86,520.01 |
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.xls .csvAnnual breakdown of commercial costs associated with the Crime Survey for England and Wales since 2007, including contracts with research service agencies
Crime Survey commercial costs for financial year 2021/22 are not yet available as they are currently being finalised before undergoing external audit checks as part of the Annual Report and Accounts process.
| 2020/21 | £4,767,500 |
|---|---|
| 2019/20 | £4,689,150 |
| 2018/19 | £4,462,042 |
| 2017/18 | £3,949,138 |
| 2016/17 | £4,170,192 |
| 2015/16 | £4,203,712 |
| 2014/15 | £3,541,704 |
| 2013/14 | £3,784,020 |
| 2012/13 | £3,741,795 |
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.xls .csvAnnual breakdown of funding contributions made by government departments to the ONS for the Crime Survey for England and Wales since 2007
The table below details contributions made by other Government Departments towards the wider Crime, Income & Wealth Division at the Office for National Statistics, some of which will have contributed to the Crime Survey by financial year.
The figures are not included in the budgeted figures disclosed in response to question 1, which only details vote funding allocated to the Office for National Statistics.
| Year | Department for Transport | Department for Education | Home Office | Crime Prosecution Service | Ministry of Justice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
| 2019/20 | £59,455.00 | £13,386.00 | £10,810.00 | £2,850.46 | £0.00 |
| 2018/19 | £23,786.95 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
| 2017/18 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
| 2016/17 | £22,552.67 | £7,422.55 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
| 2015/16 | £0.00 | £6,481.49 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
| 2014/15 | £19,950.00 | £0.00 | £2,700.00 | £0.00 | £348,000.00 |
| 2013/14 | £19,366.25 | £12,609.90 | £5,400.00 | £0.00 | £366,000.00 |
| 2012/13 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |