Fiscal framework outturn report: 2021

5. Fines, Forfeitures, and Fixed Penalties

5.1 This section contains the latest outturn, forecasts and reconciliations available for Fines, Forfeitures, and Fixed Penalties (FFFPs).

5.2 As with the fully devolved taxes and income tax, there is a corresponding deduction to Scotland's Block Grant by way of a BGA. This is initially calculated based on forecast growth of equivalent UK Government revenues retained by the Ministry of Justice.

5.3 Revenue from FFFPs is paid into the Scottish Consolidated Fund after being collected by the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service. No revenue reconciliation takes place, as the Scottish Government deals with variations between forecast and receipts through in-year budget management.

5.4 Unlike the fully devolved taxes, there is only one reconciliation to the BGA. Outturn data is normally available three months after the end of the financial year to which the original BGA relates, and the reconciliation is applied to the Block Grant for the financial year thereafter (i.e. two years after the Budget year).

5.5 This report uses provisional 2020-21 Scottish revenue outturn data. The final revenue data will be published as part of Scottish Government's Consolidated Accounts. The UK Government revenues used to calculate the BGA for FFFPs are published in the HM Courts & Tribunals Service Trust Statement.

5.6 Table 11 shows the net effect on the Budget for 2020-21 FFFP revenue, comparing outturn data with forecasts for the same. It also shows that the final BGA reconciliation required, applying to the 2022-23 Scottish Budget is positive £4.1m.

5.7 Table 12 compares forecasts of the net effect on the Budget for FFFP in 2021-22. When outturn data for the BGA becomes available in the next financial year, a reconciliation will be applied to the 2023-24 Budget, meaning that these figures are indicative only.