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Criminal Proceedings: Fees and Charges

Question for Ministry of Justice

UIN HL2968, tabled on 26 October 2015

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to bring forward their review of the mandatory criminal courts charge.

Answered on

9 November 2015

It is right that we find better ways to pay the costs of running our criminal courts, and the introduction of this charge has made it possible to recover some of the costs from offenders, which reduces the burden on taxpayers. The Government is keeping the operation of the criminal courts charge under review.