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Wednesday, 28 June 2017
BIGGEST FINES AT MAGISTRATES` COURTS
See who pays the biggest fines at magistrates` courts.
An interesting but misleading table. Looking at the average fine by Local Justice Area you can see they vary between £351 to £47. There could be loads of reasons for the variation, from incorrect calculation, to local areas of deprivation, to a policy of Conditional Discharges for those with no disposable assets. It would be worth the MoJ to challenge the top 10 and the bottom 10 results and ask for clarification.
An interesting but misleading table. Looking at the average fine by Local Justice Area you can see they vary between £351 to £47. There could be loads of reasons for the variation, from incorrect calculation, to local areas of deprivation, to a policy of Conditional Discharges for those with no disposable assets. It would be worth the MoJ to challenge the top 10 and the bottom 10 results and ask for clarification.
ReplyDeleteI'd also have to note that fines levied are not necessarily fines paid.
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