Lord Allen of Kensington – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Allen of Kensington on 2015-10-26.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the mandatory criminal courts charge on the number of guilty pleas.

Lord Faulks

Section 55 of the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 places a duty on the Lord Chancellor to carry out a review of the Criminal Courts Charge three years after implementation of the charge. No such assessment has been made to date.