Mark Hendrick – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mark Hendrick on 2015-12-09.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 8 December 2015 to Question 18492, what assessment he has made of the level of compliance in magistrates’ and crown courts with the procedures set out in that Answer for seeking confirmation of defendants’ income.

Mr Shailesh Vara

It is a judicial decision to seek evidence of a defendant’s income and means to pay. Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) does not record data on the number of instances where this information is required or provided.