Offenders: Fines
(asked on 1st February 2018) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will publish the administrative costs of recovering money from offenders in court-ordered financial impositions for April to September (a) 2016 and (b) 2017.
The administrative costs of compliance and enforcement activity within HM Courts and Tribunals Service in the periods April to September 2016 and April to September 2017 were as follows:
Costs | 2016 (April to September) | 2017 (April to September) |
Staffing costs | £19,097,108 | £18,424,709 |
Non- staffing costs | £2,997,439 | £3,313,036 |
Total costs | £22,094,547 | £21,737,745 |
The figures provided represent the position at the end of September in each respective fiscal year. The staffing costs include permanent staff, Fixed Term Contract staff and Agency Staff. The Non-Staffing costs include Estate Costs (Utilities, Rent, Maintenance), IT, Telephony, and other running costs.
Cash collections increased over the 2 years in question from £381 million in 2015/16 to £441 million in 2016/17.