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Dec 3, 2015 · Tax on justice: Michael Gove scraps criminal courts charges after Independent campaign. The Ministry of Justice has been inundated with complaints about the £150 flat fee court...
Emily Dugan. Tuesday 13 October 2015 21:11 BST. Human rights champion?: Justice Secretary Michael Gove. (Rex Features) Michael Gove is under mounting pressure to scrap courts charges – as The...
Mounting pressure for Michael Gove to scrap court charges, as The Independent reveals the penalties are causing crime victims and the CPS to miss out on compensation. 28 September ‘ Court fees ...
Dec 4, 2015 · The Justice Secretary Michael Gove has scrapped the criminal courts charge. The measure, which hits defendants with a disproportionate blanket fee that cannot be means-tested and is not subject to the courtâ?Ts discretion, has attracted condemnation from the justice sector since being passed in April.
Dec 3, 2015 · Thu 3 Dec 2015 08.24 EST. Judges and magistrates will be given greater discretion in imposing financial penalties, Michael Gove has promised, after he scrapped the mandatory criminal...
By Sebastian Whale. 03 Dec 2015. Michael Gove has scrapped the criminal courts charge after widespread calls for the controversial fees to be abolished. The charges, introduced while Chris Grayling was Justice Secretary, came into force in April and were designed to ensure that criminals contributed to the costs of running the justice system.
Nov 3, 2015 · Owen Bowcott. Tue 3 Nov 2015 14.31 EST. Michael Gove has given his broadest hint so far that he is seeking to ditch the highly unpopular criminal courts charge and could give magistrates...
