Bill to end £800 benefits for detained criminals

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 21 Oct, 16:32 · Archive

Parliament has announced a bill to end payments of up to £800 a month to criminals detained in hospitals, following campaigning by victims and families. Valdo Calocane, detained after being convicted of three counts of manslaughter in connection with the Nottingham attacks, is among those who will no longer receive such payments.

Emma Webber, whose son Barnaby was killed in those attacks, proposed to Angela Rayner that money saved through this change should support victim services. West Mercia Police and Crime Commissioner John Campion backed the proposal, describing it as urgent. He said: "It's a scandal that, in 2026, services supporting some of the most vulnerable people in our society continue to face funding pressures while demand keeps rising." He called for any money generated to be reinvested into services victims rely on to recover.

Jocelyn Anderson, chief executive of West Mercia Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Centre, said she would welcome additional funding directed towards victim support services. Several organisations in Worcestershire support people affected by crime, including The Survivor Pathway, which receives funding from the Police and Crime Commissioner's office.

How it is being reported

• '£800 benefits payments to criminals should fund victim services'Organisations have called up to £800-a-month hospital benefits for detained criminals to fund victim services amid rising demand in Worcestershire.Malvern Gazette · 21 Oct, 15:58
• '£800 benefits payments to criminals should fund victim services'Organisations have called up to £800-a-month hospital benefits for detained criminals to fund victim services amid rising demand in Worcestershire.Worcester News · 21 Oct, 15:58

In this story: Emma Webber · Valdo Calocane · Angela Rayner · John Campion · Jocelyn Anderson · West Mercia Police and Crime Commissioner · Worcestershire

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