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Court Fines

Volume 447: debated on Thursday 22 June 2006

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs how much was collected in fines in each magistrates court area in England and Wales in each year since 1997; how much and what percentage was not collected; and if she will make a statement. (78833)

In response to how much was collected in fines in each magistrates court area in England and Wales, how much and what percentage was not collected, please see the following summary table. It is not possible to supply data before the financial year 1999-2000.

Enforcement of penalties—amount imposed, amount paid and payment rates in financial years 1999-2000 to 2001-02

Financial year 1999-2000

Financial year 2000-01

Amount imposed (£)

Amount paid (£)

Payment rate indicator (%)

Amount imposed (£)

Amount paid (£)

Payment rate indicator (%)

Avon and Somerset

21,234,453

8,731,309

41

8,256,037

5,118,519

62

Bedfordshire

6,237,890

3,431,592

55

4,762,726

2,625,514

55

Cambridgeshire

5,500,017

3,473,988

63

6,118,702

3,155,588

52

Cheshire

5,981,812

4,388,875

73

6,420,224

4,313,584

67

Cleveland

3,197,606

2,665,031

83

3,380,616

2,319,844

69

Cumbria

3,967,216

3,156,013

80

4,185,093

3,188,304

76

Derbyshire

7,935,635

4,985,939

63

7,020,849

4,675,106

67

Devon and Cornwall

7,180,005

4,974,813

69

7,279,584

5,290,410

73

Dorset

3,558,750

2,530,147

71

3,592,052

2,675,217

74

Durham

4,474,739

3,036,341

68

5,310,342

3,542,709

67

Dyfed Powys

3,880,391

3,707,494

96

3,041,018

3,053,108

100

Essex

9,718,017

7,703,981

79

9,632,053

7,349,376

76

Gloucestershire

3,760,810

2,539,166

68

3,287,009

1,961,654

60

Greater Manchester

25,484,149

13,761,052

54

24,215,936

14,562,131

60

Gwent

5,064,062

3,486,064

69

4,269,866

2,865,115

67

Hampshire and IoW

11,707,087

9,267,215

79

10,245,223

6,858,802

67

Hertfordshire

6,561,714

4,964,653

76

6,103,980

4,558,579

75

Humberside

5,214,617

3,716,800

71

6,597,406

4,293,588

65

Kent

12,056,575

6,016,680

50

9,697,386

5,915,759

61

Lancashire

13,602,372

9,379,132

69

12,690,739

8,193,617

65

Leicestershire

6,110,729

4,473,995

73

7,492,423

4,723,608

63

Lincolnshire

4,235,761

2,790,950

66

3,056,365

2,972,011

97

London

94,967,927

46,421,680

49

76,577,889

39,432,244

51

Merseyside

11,840,748

6,103,342

52

11,833,950

5,538,307

47

Norfolk

4,805,503

3,356,849

70

4,264,754

2,942,701

69

North Wales

4,597,264

2,520,358

55

5,267,895

2,683,157

51

North Yorkshire

4,543,781

3,590,521

79

4,066,104

3,338,156

82

Northamptonshire

5,438,515

3,188,007

59

4,910,690

3,060,016

62

Northumbria

8,159,506

5,284,590

65

9,550,385

5,846,038

61

Nottinghamshire

6,262,892

4,984,975

80

6,770,234

4,726,266

70

South Wales

10,834,839

6,363,479

59

10,037,578

5,633,387

56

South Yorkshire

8,490,089

5,532,959

65

8,405,414

6,095,843

73

Staffordshire

6,960,328

5,938,204

85

6,590,544

5,961,893

90

Suffolk

3,998,615

2,888,133

72

3,894,154

3,009,437

77

Surrey

5,103,426

3,791,834

74

5,928,060

3,446,024

58

Sussex

6,004,383

5,611,954

93

7,323,641

4,648,440

63

Thames Valley

14,545,047

9,140,923

63

11,159,793

6,953,327

62

Warwickshire

3,222,646

2,357,257

73

3,334,594

2,379,783

71

West Mercia

7,770,822

6,944,215

89

6,914,544

4,296,436

62

West Midlands

24,265,354

14,149,512

58

20,861,358

13,248,381

64

West Yorkshire

18,619,468

12,672,455

68

17,135,576

12,129,269

71

Wiltshire

4,015,688

3,304,395

82

3,475,273

2,874,453

83

England and Wales

431,111,249

267,326,873

62

384,958,059

242,455,701

63

Financial year 2001-02

Amount imposed (£)

Amount paid (£)

Payment rate indicator (%)

Avon and Somerset

11,561,805

6,246,094

54

Bedfordshire

3,703,885

2,161,944

58

Cambridgeshire

8,718,787

3,109,064

36

Cheshire

6,705,822

3,871,051

58

Cleveland

3,390,968

1,848,077

54

Cumbria

3,702,431

2,816,019

76

Derbyshire

7,729,698

4,455,819

58

Devon and Cornwall

7,327,435

5,108,433

70

Dorset

3,109,299

2,763,146

89

Durham

4,076,050

3,042,991

75

Dyfed Powys

2,268,413

1,654,410

73

Essex

10,596,342

7,899,540

75

Gloucestershire

4,252,548

1,836,517

43

Greater Manchester

22,462,326

13,788,906

61

Gwent

3,929,781

2,581,787

66

Hampshire and IoW

9,315,278

6,380,475

68

Hertfordshire

6,742,273

3,967,928

59

Humberside

5,811,334

4,136,913

71

Kent

9,521,137

6,064,552

64

Lancashire

10,671,510

7,210,821

68

Leicestershire

8,372,916

5,205,631

62

Lincolnshire

3,595,711

2,722,850

76

London

77,640,695

35,501,236

46

Merseyside

11,317,472

3,823,093

34

Norfolk

3,912,737

2,897,036

74

North Wales

3,684,078

2,532,550

69

North Yorkshire

3,393,075

2,530,846

75

Northamptonshire

6,624,981

3,417,222

52

Northumbria

8,846,159

5,501,723

62

Nottinghamshire

6,702,188

4,381,751

65

South Wales

10,347,223

4,179,596

40

South Yorkshire

8,276,573

5,453,475

66

Staffordshire

6,261,205

4,553,633

73

Suffolk

3,246,556

2,279,240

70

Surrey

6,097,432

4,814,701

79

Sussex

6,626,799

4,106,942

62

Thames Valley

12,844,660

9,613,757

75

Warwickshire

4,498,636

2,071,893

46

West Mercia

8,708,210

4,175,534

48

West Midlands

22,857,114

13,204,009

58

West Yorkshire

13,168,926

11,262,266

86

Wiltshire

4,400,417

2,948,816

67

England and Wales

387,020,885

228,122,287

59

Enforcement of penalties—amount imposed, amount paid and payment rates in financial years 2002-03 to 2003-04

Financial year 2002-03

Financial year 2003-04

Amount imposed (£)

Amount paid (£)

Payment rate indicator (%)

Amount imposed (£)

Amount paid (£)

Payment rate indicator (%)

Avon and Somerset

8,181,788

5,259,280

64

6,581,541

5,453,950

83

Bedfordshire

3,480,794

2,025,001

58

3,217,745

2,564,347

80

Cambridgeshire

7,212,583

3,238,169

45

3,210,889

3,224,845

100

Cheshire

6,343,975

3,528,927

56

4,779,680

3,920,232

82

Cleveland

4,216,677

1,975,152

47

2,266,883

2,069,593

91

Cumbria

3,731,662

2,775,099

74

3,047,683

2,844,398

93

Derbyshire

8,019,991

4,686,960

58

4,749,175

3,739,272

79

Devon and Cornwall

8,789,409

5,532,765

63

9,873,585

6,704,025

68

Dorset

3,129,353

2,389,428

76

2,643,658

1,903,910

72

Durham

3,810,252

2,824,406

74

2,339,689

2,094,583

90

Dyfed Powys

2,998,274

1,960,800

65

3,365,912

2,724,655

81

Essex

11,051,684

8,218,465

74

7,563,279

7,086,532

94

Gloucestershire

2,810,188

2,354,218

84

1,588,191

1,507,791

95

Greater Manchester

23,784,474

15,219,139

64

17,344,135

11,042,983

64

Gwent

5,112,864

2,928,599

57

3,955,803

3,360,805

85

Hampshire and IoW

9,564,623

7,373,651

77

8,841,482

7,627,649

86

Hertfordshire

6,601,848

4,435,570

67

5,727,925

3,863,481

67

Humberside

5,435,985

3,624,952

67

4,718,436

4,516,649

96

Kent

9,434,951

5,730,421

61

8,989,970

6,982,642

78

Lancashire

11,325,845

7,126,465

63

6,711,749

5,795,054

86

Leicestershire

6,860,746

4,714,845

69

5,709,902

3,952,913

69

Lincolnshire

5,112,202

3,022,844

59

3,415,970

2,547,049

75

London

111,347,014

44,495,021

40

47,952,038

31,645,334

66

Merseyside

13,398,088

4,377,442

33

9,329,759

4,779,577

51

Norfolk

3,788,526

2,844,567

75

3,715,257

2,919,610

79

North Wales

5,413,000

2,887,586

53

3,583,071

3,178,919

89

North Yorkshire

3,204,012

2,485,638

78

2,972,852

2,916,891

98

Northamptonshire

5,444,863

3,447,419

63

2,794,817

2,673,425

96

Northumbria

8,823,707

5,231,567

59

6,635,058

5,471,301

82

Nottinghamshire

6,901,699

4,503,754

65

4,967,965

3,587,759

72

South Wales

9,536,317

4,936,250

52

7,182,586

5,425,173

76

South Yorkshire

8,461,741

5,127,542

61

5,161,514

4,167,192

81

Staffordshire

7,974,944

4,533,341

57

5,449,145

4,254,355

78

Suffolk

3,405,285

2,366,200

69

2,971,928

2,367,787

80

Surrey

5,427,711

4,414,523

81

4,088,134

3,042,417

74

Sussex

6,402,558

3,958,078

62

5,457,739

5,450,003

100

Thames Valley

12,245,768

8,450,928

69

11,096,413

7,179,087

65

Warwickshire

3,015,942

2,612,689

87

2,155,676

2,032,448

94

West Mercia

6,807,395

4,845,635

71

5,272,176

4,164,120

79

West Midlands

23,774,188

11,759,135

49

20,876,471

11,163,481

53

West Yorkshire

18,252,877

8,550,736

47

13,134,576

7,571,589

58

Wiltshire

5,228,069

3,546,903

68

3,483,436

3,267,524

94

England and Wales

425,863,872

236,320,110

55

288,923,893

212,785,348

74

Enforcement of penalties—amount imposed, amount paid and payment rates in financial years 2004-05 to 2005-06

Financial year 2004-05

Financial year 2005-06

Amount Imposed (£)

Amount Paid (£)

Payment Rate Indicator (%)

Amount Imposed (£)

Amount Paid (£)

Payment Rate Indicator (%)

Avon and Somerset

7,948,689

6,878,919

87

7,734,598

6,124,502

79

Bedfordshire

2,744,417

2,139,027

78

2,936,119

2,436,660

83

Cambridgeshire

3,296,208

2,822,289

86

4,153,398

3,687,519

89

Cheshire

5,180,828

4,085,346

79

4,840,719

4,791,401

99

Cleveland

2,516,072

2,171,889

86

2,492,218

2,354,145

94

Cumbria

2,765,714

2,681,329

97

2,858,788

2,840,769

99

Derbyshire

4,648,554

4,209,793

91

4,266,717

4,857,201

114

Devon and Cornwall

4,750,187

5,971,410

126

7,022,756

6,413,226

91

Dorset

3,663,306

2,269,789

62

2,819,801

2,784,217

99

Durham

2,265,054

2,070,258

91

2,341,258

2,379,607

102

Dyfed Powys

2,641,003

2,203,184

83

2,562,871

2,502,131

98

Essex

7,395,885

6,510,902

88

8,242,463

7,280,957

88

Gloucestershire

2,464,600

1,819,717

74

1,918,887

1,823,054

95

Greater Manchester

15,772,168

11,107,944

70

15,251,606

11,610,889

76

Gwent

3,229,927

3,352,438

104

3,474,639

3,246,462

93

Hampshire and IoW

8,431,525

6,700,807

79

7,181,544

6,590,935

92

Hertfordshire

5,420,429

4,175,507

77

9,780,985

8,436,280

86

Humberside

4,778,738

3,753,339

79

5,942,439

4,992,990

84

Kent

6,475,262

6,143,751

95

7,451,502

6,822,687

92

Lancashire

7,114,957

6,013,632

85

7,702,074

6,506,353

84

Leicestershire

3,894,297

3,687,706

95

3,503,719

3,570,300

102

Lincolnshire

3,349,590

2,626,271

78

3,637,855

2,777,762

76

London

51,714,520

35,382,797

68

50,143,637

29,299,253

58

Merseyside

7,128,720

4,696,852

66

5,237,199

4,831,009

92

Norfolk

3,986,969

3,155,673

79

4,403,023

3,942,615

90

North Wales

3,900,312

3,588,761

92

4,124,042

3,630,526

88

North Yorkshire

2,683,969

2,742,599

102

3,317,421

2,892,148

87

Northamptonshire

2,236,940

2,583,595

115

3,040,342

2,267,025

75

Northumbria

6,815,232

5,683,778

83

8,267,441

6,906,915

84

Nottinghamshire

4,726,004

3,852,901

82

4,789,057

4,496,320

94

South Wales

5,951,434

6,504,962

109

5,825,380

6,379,040

110

South Yorkshire

5,618,134

4,848,906

86

6,156,262

5,279,753

86

Staffordshire

5,598,932

4,856,129

87

6,292,688

5,191,547

83

Suffolk

3,559,578

3,644,661

102

3,143,588

3,427,199

109

Surrey

3,778,199

3,317,686

88

4,225,944

3,775,311

89

Sussex

5,688,083

4,657,455

82

6,450,802

4,828,379

75

Thames Valley

11,512,798

7,459,054

65

9,233,047

8,403,329

91

Warwickshire

2,914,110

2,102,697

72

2,136,288

2,268,732

106

West Mercia

5,200,162

4,699,359

90

5,708,057

5,414,604

95

West Midlands

18,352,137

12,313,153

67

15,414,399

12,250,536

79

West Yorkshire

11,450,854

8,896,952

78

11,643,757

10,055,528

86

Wiltshire

3,152,976

3,122,339

99

3,561,699

2,962,505

83

England and Wales

276,717,475

221,505,558

80

281,231,031

233,332,326

83