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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1652278/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Financial penalties imposed by the courts will often consist of multiple elements including, amongst others, compensation, victim surcharge, prosecutor\u2019s costs and a fine.<\/p><p>The Government takes the recovery and enforcement of all financial impositions very seriously and remains committed to ensuring impositions are paid. The courts will do everything within their powers to trace those who do not pay and use a variety of sanctions to ensure the recovery of criminal fines and financial penalties.<\/p><p>In very limited scenarios, HMCTS may decide to administratively write-off the debt, the circumstances in which this can happen are severely restricted and occur only when there is no opportunity for the debt to be collected, for example, when a company has been dissolved with no distributable assets. The debt is written off for administrative purposes only, the imposition is still legally enforceable and if in the future it becomes apparent that assets are available to pay the debt then the account is written back. In 2016-17, HMCTS commenced a project to enforce accounts that had previously been written off, this resulted in a period of three financial years where a large number of accounts were written back. There also remain specific and limited situations where the Court can legally cancel any debt.<\/p><p>The table below details the estimated volume and value of the fine element of an imposition that has been administratively written back for each financial year from 2013-14 to 2022-23. Data is not readily available prior to 2013.<\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year<\/p><\/td><td><p>Estimated volume of accounts (estimated due to complexity of consolidated accounts)<\/p><\/td><td><p>Value of fine accounts written back £<\/p><\/td><td><p>Value of fine accounts written off £<\/p><\/td><td><p>Value of fines written back as percentage of amounts written off in year<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2022-23<\/p><\/td><td><p>1,888<\/p><\/td><td><p>605,307<\/p><\/td><td><p>12,748,036<\/p><\/td><td><p>4.7%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2021-22<\/p><\/td><td><p>1,974<\/p><\/td><td><p>616,156<\/p><\/td><td><p>9,096,490<\/p><\/td><td><p>6.8%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2020-21<\/p><\/td><td><p>1,584<\/p><\/td><td><p>645,262<\/p><\/td><td><p>9,411,764<\/p><\/td><td><p>6.8%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2019-20<\/p><\/td><td><p>2,986<\/p><\/td><td><p>1,480,343<\/p><\/td><td><p>10,938,117<\/p><\/td><td><p>13.5%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2018-19<\/p><\/td><td><p>69,322<\/p><\/td><td><p>16,583,176 \u2013 larger value due to historic debt project<\/p><\/td><td><p>8,261,350<\/p><\/td><td><p>200%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2017-18<\/p><\/td><td><p>297,269<\/p><\/td><td><p>56,548,650 - larger value due to historic debt project<\/p><\/td><td><p>12,107,194<\/p><\/td><td><p>467%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2016-17<\/p><\/td><td><p>Data not currently available<\/p><\/td><td><p>20,782,112- larger value due to historic debt project<\/p><\/td><td><p>3,057,882<\/p><\/td><td><p>679%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2015-16<\/p><\/td><td><p>Data not currently available<\/p><\/td><td><p>7,854,674<\/p><\/td><td><p>37,582,739<\/p><\/td><td><p>20.9%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2014-15<\/p><\/td><td><p>Data not currently available<\/p><\/td><td><p>2,457,203<\/p><\/td><td><p>47,801,989<\/p><\/td><td><p>5.1%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2013-14<\/p><\/td><td><p>Data not currently available<\/p><\/td><td><p>2,292,379<\/p><\/td><td><p>70,505,888<\/p><\/td><td><p>3.2%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of court fines have been written back in each year since 2010.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1610394", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1610394/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The table below details the percentage of a fine collected each year from 2011-12 to 2021-22.<\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td colspan=\"12\"><p>Amount collected in financial year<\/p><\/td><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p> <\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Year fine was issued<\/p><\/td><td><p>Amount imposed<\/p><\/td><td><p>2011-12<\/p><\/td><td><p>2012-13<\/p><\/td><td><p>2013-14<\/p><\/td><td><p>2014-15<\/p><\/td><td><p>2015-16<\/p><\/td><td><p>2016-17<\/p><\/td><td><p>2017-18<\/p><\/td><td><p>2018-19<\/p><\/td><td><p>2019-20<\/p><\/td><td><p>2020-21<\/p><\/td><td><p>2021-22<\/p><\/td><td><p>Total collected<\/p><\/td><td colspan=\"2\"><p> <\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p>£000<\/p><\/td><td><p>%<\/p><\/td><td><p>%<\/p><\/td><td><p>%<\/p><\/td><td><p>%<\/p><\/td><td><p>%<\/p><\/td><td><p>%<\/p><\/td><td><p>%<\/p><\/td><td><p>%<\/p><\/td><td><p>%<\/p><\/td><td><p>%<\/p><\/td><td><p>%<\/p><\/td><td><p>%<\/p><\/td><td colspan=\"2\"><p> <\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2011-12<\/p><\/td><td><p>188,530<\/p><\/td><td><p>47<\/p><\/td><td><p>21<\/p><\/td><td><p>8<\/p><\/td><td><p>4<\/p><\/td><td><p>3<\/p><\/td><td><p>2<\/p><\/td><td><p>2<\/p><\/td><td><p>1<\/p><\/td><td><p>1<\/p><\/td><td><p>-<\/p><\/td><td><p>-<\/p><\/td><td><p>88<\/p><\/td><td colspan=\"2\"><p> <\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2012-13<\/p><\/td><td><p>193,897<\/p><\/td><td><p>-<\/p><\/td><td><p>44<\/p><\/td><td><p>20<\/p><\/td><td><p>7<\/p><\/td><td><p>4<\/p><\/td><td><p>2<\/p><\/td><td><p>2<\/p><\/td><td><p>1<\/p><\/td><td><p>1<\/p><\/td><td><p>1<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><td><p>82<\/p><\/td><td colspan=\"2\"><p> <\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2013-14<\/p><\/td><td><p>190,728<\/p><\/td><td><p>-<\/p><\/td><td><p>-<\/p><\/td><td><p>43<\/p><\/td><td><p>22<\/p><\/td><td><p>8<\/p><\/td><td><p>4<\/p><\/td><td><p>3<\/p><\/td><td><p>2<\/p><\/td><td><p>1<\/p><\/td><td><p>1<\/p><\/td><td><p>1<\/p><\/td><td><p>84<\/p><\/td><td colspan=\"2\"><p> <\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2014-15<\/p><\/td><td><p>213,611<\/p><\/td><td><p>-<\/p><\/td><td><p>-<\/p><\/td><td><p>-<\/p><\/td><td><p>41<\/p><\/td><td><p>23<\/p><\/td><td><p>8<\/p><\/td><td><p>4<\/p><\/td><td><p>2<\/p><\/td><td><p>2<\/p><\/td><td><p>1<\/p><\/td><td><p>1<\/p><\/td><td><p>81<\/p><\/td><td colspan=\"2\"><p> <\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2015-16<\/p><\/td><td><p>263,763<\/p><\/td><td><p>-<\/p><\/td><td><p>-<\/p><\/td><td><p>-<\/p><\/td><td><p>-<\/p><\/td><td><p>43<\/p><\/td><td><p>21<\/p><\/td><td><p>7<\/p><\/td><td><p>3<\/p><\/td><td><p>2<\/p><\/td><td><p>2<\/p><\/td><td><p>1<\/p><\/td><td><p>79<\/p><\/td><td colspan=\"2\"><p> <\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2016-17<\/p><\/td><td><p>362,490<\/p><\/td><td><p>-<\/p><\/td><td><p>-<\/p><\/td><td><p>-<\/p><\/td><td><p>-<\/p><\/td><td><p>-<\/p><\/td><td><p>43<\/p><\/td><td><p>18<\/p><\/td><td><p>5<\/p><\/td><td><p>4<\/p><\/td><td><p>2<\/p><\/td><td><p>2<\/p><\/td><td><p>74<\/p><\/td><td colspan=\"2\"><p> <\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2017-18<\/p><\/td><td><p>355,773<\/p><\/td><td><p>-<\/p><\/td><td><p>-<\/p><\/td><td><p>-<\/p><\/td><td><p>-<\/p><\/td><td><p>-<\/p><\/td><td><p>-<\/p><\/td><td><p>48<\/p><\/td><td><p>18<\/p><\/td><td><p>6<\/p><\/td><td><p>4<\/p><\/td><td><p>2<\/p><\/td><td><p>79<\/p><\/td><td colspan=\"2\"><p> <\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2018-19<\/p><\/td><td><p>329,679<\/p><\/td><td><p>-<\/p><\/td><td><p>-<\/p><\/td><td><p>-<\/p><\/td><td><p>-<\/p><\/td><td><p>-<\/p><\/td><td><p>-<\/p><\/td><td><p>-<\/p><\/td><td><p>42<\/p><\/td><td><p>19<\/p><\/td><td><p>6<\/p><\/td><td><p>4<\/p><\/td><td><p>70<\/p><\/td><td colspan=\"2\"><p> <\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2019-20<\/p><\/td><td><p>316,219<\/p><\/td><td><p>-<\/p><\/td><td><p>-<\/p><\/td><td><p>-<\/p><\/td><td><p>-<\/p><\/td><td><p>-<\/p><\/td><td><p>-<\/p><\/td><td><p>-<\/p><\/td><td><p>-<\/p><\/td><td><p>44<\/p><\/td><td><p>17<\/p><\/td><td><p>8<\/p><\/td><td><p>70<\/p><\/td><td colspan=\"2\"><p> <\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2020-21<\/p><\/td><td><p>217,479<\/p><\/td><td><p>-<\/p><\/td><td><p>-<\/p><\/td><td><p>-<\/p><\/td><td><p>-<\/p><\/td><td><p>-<\/p><\/td><td><p>-<\/p><\/td><td><p>-<\/p><\/td><td><p>-<\/p><\/td><td><p>-<\/p><\/td><td><p>32<\/p><\/td><td><p>21<\/p><\/td><td><p>53<\/p><\/td><td colspan=\"2\"><p> <\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2021-22<\/p><\/td><td><p>746,470<\/p><\/td><td><p>-<\/p><\/td><td><p>-<\/p><\/td><td><p>-<\/p><\/td><td><p>-<\/p><\/td><td><p>-<\/p><\/td><td><p>-<\/p><\/td><td><p>-<\/p><\/td><td><p>-<\/p><\/td><td><p>-<\/p><\/td><td><p>-<\/p><\/td><td><p>60<\/p><\/td><td><p>60<\/p><\/td><td colspan=\"2\"><p> <\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p> <\/p><p>Financial penalties imposed by the courts will often consist of multiple elements including, amongst others, compensation, victim surcharge, prosecutor\u2019s costs and a fine. The imposition is enforced as a whole, and any receipts received are applied to the offender\u2019s account in accordance with a strict legal hierarchy. This ensures that the victims receive any monies they are due first, with the fine element being the last to be collected. This can result in the fine element taking longer to be paid.<\/p><p>Defendants may be allowed to pay their financial penalty through an attachment of earnings/benefits. For defendants who have multiple impositions, which have often been imposed over a period of years, the impositions are all consolidated into one account and a payment plan agreed for the total balance. This can result in an imposition taking a longer period of time to collect. The defendant will not necessarily be in default as their regular contributions will be paying off their compensation, victim surcharge and costs elements first.<\/p><p>On average, by the time a financial penalty is 5 years old 80% of the total imposition will have been collected.<\/p><p>This Government takes the recovery and enforcement of financial impositions very seriously and remains committed to ensuring impositions are paid. The courts will do everything within their powers to trace those who do not pay and use a variety of means to ensure the recovery of criminal fines and financial penalties. Money can be deducted from an offender's earnings or benefits and warrants can be issued instructing approved enforcement agents to seize and sell goods belonging to the offender. Ultimately an offender can be imprisoned for non-payment of their fine.<\/p>"}
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        }
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        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mike Freer"}
        , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2023-04-24", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2023-04-14", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of court fines issued have been collected in each year since 2010.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4268", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Steve Reed"}
      }
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Steve Reed"}
      ], "uin" : "180527"}
    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1604612", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1604612/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Ministry of Justice publishes information on average fine amounts issued at all courts in England and Wales between 2010 and 2021 across the following data tools:<\/p><ul><li>2010-2016: <a href=\"https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1063880/outcomes-by-offence-2020-revised.xlsx\" target=\"_blank\">Outcomes by Offence data tool: December 2020<\/a>.<\/li><li>2017-2021: <a href=\"https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1113400/outcomes-by-offence-tool-2021-revised-2.xlsx\" target=\"_blank\">Outcomes by Offence data tool: December 2021<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul><p>The average fine amount issued at courts has increased between 2010 and 2021, from £223 in 2010 to £497 in 2021.<\/p><p>This information for the annual year of 2022 is due for publication in May 2023.<\/p>"}
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        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mike Freer"}
        , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2023-03-20", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2023-03-15", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the average sum court fines issued in each year since 2010.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4268", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Steve Reed"}
      }
      , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Croydon North"}
      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Steve Reed"}
      ], "uin" : "166244"}
    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1586307", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1586307/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The table below details the balance of fine impositions outstanding for each financial year from 2010-11 to 2021-22, along with the amount of the original fine impositions made:<\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial year fine was imposed<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Fine impositions made in the financial year<\/strong> <strong>£000<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Balance of fine outstanding as at 31 March 2022<\/strong> <strong>£000<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010-11<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>210,010<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>7,507<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011-12<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>188,530<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>8,262<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012-13<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>193,897<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>10,201<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013-14<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>190,728<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>12,743<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014-15<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>213,611<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>22,947<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015-16<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>263,763<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>43,339<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016-17<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>362,490<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>56,527<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017-18<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>355,773<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>97,723<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2018-19<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>329,679<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>100,096<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2019-20<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>316,219<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>127,297<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2020-21<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>217,479<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>118,190<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2021-22<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>746,470<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>274,842<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p> <\/p><p>Financial penalties imposed by the courts will often consist of multiple elements including, amongst others, compensation, victim surcharge, prosecutor\u2019s costs and a fine. The imposition is enforced as a whole, and any receipts received are applied to the offender\u2019s account in accordance with a strict legal hierarchy. This ensures that the victims receive any monies they are due first, with the fine element being the last to be collected. This can result in the fine element taking longer to be paid.<\/p><p>Defendants may be allowed to pay their financial penalty through an attachment of earnings/benefits. For defendants who have multiple impositions, which have often been imposed over a period of years, the impositions are all consolidated into one account and a payment plan agreed for the total balance. This can result in an imposition taking a longer period of time to collect. The defendant will not necessarily be in default as their regular contributions will be paying off their compensation, victim surcharge and costs elements first.<\/p><p>On average, by the time a financial penalty is 5 years old 80% of the total imposition will have been collected. This is therefore the why outstanding fines appear to be significantly higher in recent years.<\/p><p>The Government takes the recovery and enforcement of all financial impositions very seriously and remains committed to ensuring impositions are paid. The courts will do everything within their powers to trace those who do not pay and use a variety of sanctions to ensure the recovery of criminal fines and financial penalties. These sanctions can include deducting money from an individual offender\u2019s earnings or benefits, if they are unemployed, or issuing warrants instructing approved enforcement agents to seize and sell goods belonging to the offender. If the offender does not pay as ordered and the money cannot be recovered by other means, then the court can take other actions which includes sending them to prison for non-payment of the financial penalty including a fine.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the total value of court fines that have not been paid in each year since 2010.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1586308/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The table below details the net value of the fine element of an imposition that has been administratively written off/ (written back) for each financial year from 2010-11 to 2021-22. Judicial cancellations are not included as these are a direct instruction from the court to amend the value of the imposition.<\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial year<\/p><\/td><td><p>Net fine impositions written off/ (written back) in each year £000<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2010-11<\/p><\/td><td><p>38,685<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2011-12<\/p><\/td><td><p>48,802<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2012-13<\/p><\/td><td><p>53,663<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2013-14<\/p><\/td><td><p>68,214<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2014-15<\/p><\/td><td><p>45,345<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2015-16<\/p><\/td><td><p>29,728<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2016-17<\/p><\/td><td><p>(17,728)<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2017-18<\/p><\/td><td><p>(44,441)<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2018-19<\/p><\/td><td><p>(8,332)<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2019-20<\/p><\/td><td><p>9,458<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2020-21<\/p><\/td><td><p>8,797<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2021-22<\/p><\/td><td><p>8,480<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p> <\/p><p>Financial penalties imposed by the courts will often consist of multiple elements including, amongst others, compensation, victim surcharge, prosecutor\u2019s costs and a fine.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The Government takes the recovery and enforcement of all financial impositions very seriously and remains committed to ensuring impositions are paid. The courts will do everything within their powers to trace those who do not pay and use a variety of sanctions to ensure the recovery of criminal fines and financial penalties.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>In very limited scenarios HMCTS may decide to administratively write-off the debt, the circumstances in which this can happen are severely restricted and occur only when there is no opportunity for the debt to be collected, for example, when a company has been dissolved with no distributable assets. The debt is written off for administrative purposes only, the imposition is still legally enforceable and if in the future it becomes apparent that assets are available to pay the debt then the account is written back. In 2016-17, HMCTS commenced a project to enforce accounts that had previously been written off, this resulted in a period of three financial years where a large number of accounts were written back. There also remain specific and limited situations where the Court can legally cancel any debt.<\/p>"}
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