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Courts: Fines

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10 February 2022

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23 February 2022 · Answer

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To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people who received a court fine in England and Wales were in receipt of Income Support at the time of being fined for (1) 2016, (2) 2017, (3) 2018, (4) 2019, and (5) 2020.

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  1. 10 February 2022

    Written question

    To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people who received a court fine in England and Wales were in receipt of Income Support at the time of being fined for (1) 2016, (2) 2017, (3) 2018, (4) 2019, and (5) 2020.

    Source: Lords

  2. 23 February 2022

    Answer

    We do not centrally hold data on offender income and financial circumstances, and the data requested for each question cannot be obtained without incurring disproportionate cost. Fines are means-tested. The value of a fine must reflect the seriousness of ...

    Source: Written answer

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