United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 101690
Arrest Warrants: Unpaid Fines
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2 December 2022
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7 December 2022 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 28 November to Question 94678, if he will make it his policy to prevent courts in England issuing arrest warrants for non-payment of fines for television licence fee offences.
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2 December 2022
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 28 November to Question 94678, if he will make it his policy to prevent courts in England issuing arrest warrants for non-payment of fines for television licence fee offences.
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7 December 2022
Answer
This Government is committed to ensuring the payment of financial penalties and it is right that the courts have a full range of enforcement powers. However, courts will typically use other methods of recovery to arrest warrants unless they are deemed ina...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-12-02/101690
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1547696
- uk · wq-1547696 · source updated 7 December 2022