Julian Assange
(asked on 8th September 2014) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will list (a) how much and (b) what proportion of the surety offered by each individual to secure bail for Julian Assange has been collected.
The sums ordered by the court to be paid by those who stood surety for bail on behalf of Julian Assange have been paid in full.
It should be noted that judicial discretion allows a judge to order a reduced value to be forfeited and that judicial discretion was exercised in this case. The rationale used by the judge when exercising his discretion to order a lower value for payment was set out in full in the judgement.
The value of sureties offered to secure the bail of Mr Assange, the values ordered by the judge to be paid and the values collected after Mr Assange failed to appear in accordance with the conditions of his bail are shown below:
Individual | Surety entered into | Value ordered for payment | Value collected | Value collected as a proportion of the value ordered for payment |
Tricia David | £20,000 | £10,000 | £10,000 | 100% |
Caroline Evans | £20,000 | £15,000 | £15,000 | 100% |
Joseph Farrell | £5,000 | £3,500 | £3,500 | 100% |
Sarah Harrison | £5,000 | £3,500 | £3,500 | 100% |
Phillip Knightley | £20,000 | £15,000 | £15,000 | 100% |
Sarah Saunders | £20,000 | £12,000 | £12,000 | 100% |
Vaughan Smith | £20,000 | £12,000 | £12,000 | 100% |
John Sulston | £20,000 | £15,000 | £15,000 | 100% |
Tracy Worcester | £10,000 | £7,500 | £7,500 | 100% |
Total | £140,000 | £93,500 | £93,500 | 100% |
HMCTS has robust processes in place to ensure court ordered forfeitures are collected in full. .