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<p>The Government has measures in place to reimburse acquitted defendants in the criminal
courts. Defendants who have been granted legal aid for representation in the Crown
Court are paid back the sum of any income contributions, which they have made, in
full upon acquittal.</p><p> </p><p>Acquitted defendants who were financially ineligible
for legal aid and who have paid privately for legal representation in the Magistrates’
or Crown Court are entitled to recover their costs at the legal aid rates, via a Defendant’s
Cost Order.</p><p> </p>
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