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42285

	registered interest
	date	10/03/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average cost was of a (a) jury trial at the Crown Court for (i) either way offences sent by magistrates where their sentencing powers were not deemed sufficient, (ii) either way offences where the defendant has chosen to elect jury trial and (iii) indictable only offences and (b) trial in a magistrates' court for (i) summary only offences and (ii) either way offences in the latest period for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	191282
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2014 answer text <p>The information requested is not currently available in full. An analysis of criminal court costs is based on average timings from Activity Based Costing allocations models. Some of the timings in the models are based on a timing survey, conducted in a representative sample of courts. Undertaking a new survey to support an analysis of costs in a different way to that currently available could only be achieved at disproportionate cost.</p><p>Some of the information is available. There are a number of different ways costs of cases can be estimated, depending on how indirect costs are apportioned. Estimates below are based on 2012/13 costs (up-rated to 2013/14 prices).</p><p> </p><p>Costs at the Crown Court are analysed by offence type (criminal damage, burglary, drug offences etc) rather than by how the offence has come to be heard in the Crown Court. Estimates are based on average trial lengths – individual trials for any given case may be longer or shorter. The lower and upper trial cost estimates shown below are the weighted average of upper and lower estimates for all either way or indictable offence types.</p><p>Summary offences in the magistrates' court have been split into motoring and non-motoring offence types.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Estimated Average Costs </strong></p></td><td><p>Lower</p></td><td><p>Higher</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>In the Crown Court (Either way or indictable trial in the Crown Court)</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Committed for trial</p></td><td><p><strong>£5,500</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£6,400</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sent for trail</p></td><td><p><strong>£9,500</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£10,500</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>In the Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Lower</p></td><td><p>Higher</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Summary motoring trial</p></td><td><p><strong>£500</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£600</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Summary non-motoring trial</p></td><td><p><strong>£1,000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£1,300</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Either way trial in the magistrates' court</p></td><td><p><strong>£1,300</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£1,700</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>These figures do not include legal aid costs.</p><p> </p><p>Costs shown to the nearest £100<ins>.</ins></p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 02/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

42289

	registered interest
	date	10/03/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many defendants charged with each offence type were sent to the Crown Court for sentence by magistrates in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	191271
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2014 answer text <p>The answers to both questions are contained in the following tables:</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara grouped question UIN 191270 question first answered 02/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara attachment 1 file name 191270, 191271.doc title Table 1&2
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

42291

	registered interest
	date	10/03/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average cost was of an either way office case dealt with at the Crown Court where (a) a guilty plea was entered at the magistrates' court and (b) a guilty plea was entered on the day of trial at the Crown Court in the latest period for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	191272
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2014 answer text <p>There are a number of different ways costs of cases can be estimated, depending on how indirect costs are apportioned, resulting in a range of cost estimates for these cases. The latest period for which data is available is 2012/13 (up-rated to 2013/14 prices).</p><p>a) The cost of an either way guilty plea entered at the Magistrates Court is estimated to be between £210 and £270 (to the nearest £10).</p><p>b) A guilty plea entered on the day of a trial at the Crown court would result in a cracked trial. The cost of a cracked trial in the Crown court is estimated to be between £1,200 and £2,000 (to the nearest £100).</p><p>These figures do not include legal aid costs.</p><p>Sentencing Council Guidelines to the judiciary encourage early guilty pleas by setting out a scale of ‘credit' for a guilty plea to be applied that varies from a reduction of one third in any sentence for an early plea, to 10% for a guilty plea entered at the point of trial.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 02/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

42292

	registered interest
	date	10/03/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many defendants (a) elected jury trial at the Crown Court for either way offences where magistrates had accepted jurisdiction and deemed the case to be suitable for summary trial and (b) were sent to the Crown Court for trial by magistrates declining jurisdiction over the case in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	191270
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2014 answer text <p>The answers to both questions are contained in the following tables:</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara grouped question UIN 191271 question first answered 02/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara attachment 1 file name 191270, 191271.doc title Table 1&2
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

42556

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the action by barristers on (a) 6 January 2014 and (b) 7 March 2014; and what his policy is on imposing a costs sanction on the barristers involved.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	191468
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2014 answer text <p>We have not yet made an estimate of the cost to the taxpayer of the action by barristers on 6 January and 7 March 2014. The question of costs is a matter for judges to consider in individual cases under the provisions set out in the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 (as amended).</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 01/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

43149

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much in victim surcharge has been imposed by adult courts since October 2012; and how much of that figure has been collected to date.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	191969
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>The amount of victim surcharge imposed and collected from October 2012 to September 2013 (latest published period) is set out below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Imposition month</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Amount imposed</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Amount collected by end of September 2013</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2012</p></td><td><p>£1,253,491</p></td><td><p>£826,583</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2012</p></td><td><p>£1,460,874</p></td><td><p>£941,311</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2012</p></td><td><p>£1,263,756</p></td><td><p>£788,671</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2013</p></td><td><p>£1,900,543</p></td><td><p>£1,158,226</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2013</p></td><td><p>£1,869,900</p></td><td><p>£1,068,110</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2013</p></td><td><p>£2,086,393</p></td><td><p>£1,139,143</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2013</p></td><td><p>£2,424,548</p></td><td><p>£1,240,960</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2013</p></td><td><p>£2,543,344</p></td><td><p>£1,201,270</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2013</p></td><td><p>£2,556,998</p></td><td><p>£1,096,358</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2013</p></td><td><p>£2,982,204</p></td><td><p>£1,096,130</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2013</p></td><td><p>£2,707,508</p></td><td><p>£776,618</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2013</p></td><td><p>£2,626,937</p></td><td><p>£357,217</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£25,676,496</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£11,690,597</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The balance of the amount imposed that is remaining at the end of the period will include amounts that are being paid by instalments or were not due for payment by that time. The closer to the point of imposition the greater the proportion will be that remains outstanding as many offenders will be paying by instalments.</p><p> </p><p>HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) takes the issue of financial penalty enforcement very seriously and is working to ensure that clamping down on defaulters is a continued priority nationwide. HMCTS actively pursues all outstanding impositions until certain they cannot be collected. Total collection reached an all time high at the end of 2012/13 and collection has continued to rise in this financial year.</p><p> </p><p>HMCTS are actively seeking an external provider for the future delivery of compliance and enforcement services. This will bring the necessary investment and innovation to significantly improve the collection of criminal financial penalties and reduce the cost of the service to the taxpayer.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 02/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

45935

	registered interest
	date	31/03/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the proportion of offences where the victim surcharge is ordered and there is no victim.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	194381
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice does not collate the information in the manner requested, and it is not possible to identify the amount of victim surcharge collected in relation to offences where there was no victim.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice Court Proceedings Database holds information on defendants proceeded against, found guilty and sentenced for criminal offences in England and Wales. This database holds information on offences provided by the statutes under which proceedings are brought but not the specific circumstances of each case. This centrally held information does not include details of the amount of victim surcharge imposed for the majority of cases. Below is a link to our most recent quarterly bulletin.</p><p> </p><p><a title="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/282983/1-executive-summary-tables.xls" href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/282983/1-executive-summary-tables.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/282983/1-executive-summary-tables.xls</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 08/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

49754

	registered interest
	date	06/05/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 9 April 2014, Official Report, columns 244-6W, on fraud: social security benefits, how many of the convictions listed were dealt with at (a) magistrates' courts and (b) Crown courts.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	197883
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p>Pursuant to the answer of 9 April 2014, the number of men and women found guilty for offences relating to benefit fraud by court type in England and Wales from 2008 to2012 (latest data available) in the attached</p><p>Please note that court proceedings statistics for the year 2013 are planned to be published by the Ministry of Justice on 15th May 2014.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara attachment 1 file name 197883 table.xls title Table
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

49759

	registered interest
	date	06/05/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) court possession orders and (b) interim possession orders in relation to squatting in non-residential buildings have been made since the introduction of the criminal offence of squatting in a residential building; and how many such orders were made in the equivalent period preceding this law being implemented.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	197813
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>While we hold records on the total number of possession orders and interim possession orders applied for and granted by the civil courts, our databases do not show what proportion of these related to non-residential buildings or, in the case of possession orders, actions against trespassers. Such information could only be obtained by manually checking court case files at a disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

49762

	registered interest
	date	06/05/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what average period of time is spent on bail by an offender whose case is dealt with in a (a) magistrates' court and (b) Crown court where the offender (i) pleads guilty at the outset, (ii) changes their plea to guilty during the course of the proceedings and (iii) pleads not guilty.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	197785
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p>Information on bail and remand collected centrally by the Ministry of Justice and held on the Court Proceedings Database does not include any information on the length of time defendants were held on bail or remand. This information could only be ascertained by reference to individual court files which could only be achieved at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies