Courts: Fines
(asked on 15th March 2023) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
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.
This question was answered on 20th March 2023
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:
- 2010-2016: Outcomes by Offence data tool: December 2020.
- 2017-2021: Outcomes by Offence data tool: December 2021.
The average fine amount issued at courts has increased between 2010 and 2021, from £223 in 2010 to £497 in 2021.
This information for the annual year of 2022 is due for publication in May 2023.