The requested information is provided in the following table.
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Highest fine (£) 2,000 100 2— 3,250 4,000 4,000 3,000 2,500 4,500 2,000 3,500 Average fine (£) 3— 3— 2— 1,400 1,518 1,123 1,200 726 813 540 1,035 Lowest fine (£) 700 100 2— 100 75 70 200 100 75 100 50 Total fined 2 1 0 8 10 14 6 25 43 29 22 1 16 as enacted by the Criminal Justice Act 1988 amended to 18 by Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006. 2 Not applicable (zero fines) 3 Figure suppressed as number too small to give meaningful average. Note: These data are presented on the principal offence basis. Where an offender has been sentenced for more than one offence the principal offence is the one for which the heaviest sentence was imposed. Where the same sentence has been imposed for two or more offences the principal offence is the one for which the statutory maximum is most severe.