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Court Fees Reform

The Ministry of Justice is reforming court fees to address inefficiencies, inflation impacts, and access to justice concerns. Key issues include the slow fee-setting process that fails to keep pace with costs, the impact of legal aid reforms on litigants in person, delays and inefficiencies in County Courts, and the need for cost recovery mechanisms. Recent fee orders and reviews of sentencing and criminal courts highlight systemic problems requiring urgent attention.

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5 Mar 2025 | Bill proceedings linked

We heard from HMCTS of other reasons for ineffective trials that would appear to have simple solutions.68 We heard how organisations contracted to transport prisoners fail to get all defendants from prison to court on time, incurring a financial penalty if the defendant arrives more than 15 minutes after the scheduled start of court proceedings.69 Poor case preparation was also cited by MoJ as a major contributing factor to ineffective trials, and we heard from HMCTS how this was a long stand...

We heard from HMCTS of other reasons for ineffective trials that would appear to have simple solutions.68 We heard how organisations contracted to transport prisoners fail to get all defendants from prison to court on time, incurring a financial penalty …

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1 Nov 2022 | Bill proceedings linked

HMCTS should explore whether greater use of technology, such as AI-powered transcription, could be piloted to see whether it can be used to reduce the cost of producing court transcripts. HMCTS should also consider whether the sentencing remarks in the Magistrates’ courts could be routinely recorded and transcribed on request. HMCTS should also review its existing contracts for transcription services to ensure that transcripts are more accessible to the media and the public.

HMCTS should explore whether greater use of technology, such as AI-powered transcription, could be piloted to see whether it can be used to reduce the cost of producing court transcripts. HMCTS should also consider whether the sentencing remarks in the …

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