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<p> </p><p> </p><p>The value of fines imposed, collected, cancelled and outstanding
for the periods from April 2011 onwards are set out below.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Period</p></td><td><p>Value
of fines imposed</p></td><td><p>Value of fine collected in the same period they were
imposed</p></td><td><p>Value of fines cancelled in the same period they were imposed</p></td><td><p>Value
of fines imposed outstanding at the end of the period</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April
2011 to December 2011</p></td><td><p>£170,962,169</p></td><td><p>£54,843,753</p></td><td><p>£12,470,347</p></td><td><p>£103,648,069</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January
2012 to December 2012</p></td><td><p>£273,944,704</p></td><td><p>£70,032,092</p></td><td><p>£17,470,412</p></td><td><p>£186,442,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January
2013 to September 2013 (latest published period)</p></td><td><p>£210,561,372</p></td><td><p>£44,541,677</p></td><td><p>£11,548,807</p></td><td><p>£154,470,888</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>The values above only refer to fines and not any other elements of financial
impositions such as prosecutor costs, compensation and victim surcharge. Where financial
impositions are paid by instalments the fine element is the last part to be paid off
after compensation, victim surcharge and prosecutor costs. The values cancelled can
relate to legal or administrative cancellations. The value outstanding will include
amounts remaining on accounts that are being paid by instalments or were not due for
payment by the end of the period specified.</p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to provide
data in this format for any period prior to April 2011 as new performance management
information was introduced at that time. It is not possible to identify how much of
the amounts imposed in 2011 or 2012 remained outstanding by the end of September 2013
(latest published data period) as data is only available for 18 months after the date
imposed – after that it is not possible to extract the amount outstanding for a specific
period from the total balance outstanding.</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.
Collection reached an all time high at the end of 2012/13 and collection has continued
to rise in this financial year. At the end of September 2013 total collection (all
imposition types excluding confiscation orders) was higher than the same point in
the previous year and the outstanding balance had reduced since the start of the financial
year. On average over the last 12 month 69% of accounts have been either closed or
are compliant with payment terms by 12 months after imposition.</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>
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