Criminal Proceedings: Fees and Charges
(asked on 26th October 2015) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the mandatory criminal courts charge on the number of guilty pleas.
This question was answered on 4th November 2015
Section 55 of the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 places a duty on the Lord Chancellor to carry out a review of the Criminal Courts Charge three years after implementation of the charge. No such assessment has been made to date.