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<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>
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