Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 3847

Recovery of Costs

Tabled: 2 September 2024
Answered: 10 September 2024

Question

Shaun Davies

LabourTelford

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she plans to allow Courts to impose cost orders on those who (a) plead and (b) are found guilty in order to recover the costs of (i) investigating the offence, (ii) bringing the case to Court and (iii) le

Answer

Heidi Alexander
Courts have wide ranging powers to impose cost orders on defendants and to recover some of the costs of investigating the offence and bringing the case to court. All such orders are at the discretion of the court, ensuring that they are just and reasonabl...

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