§ Mr. Viggersasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will publish details at the most recent convenient date of (a) the number of persons upon whom fines were imposed by 141W courts, (b) the total amount of such fines, (c) and number of persons who failed to pay such fines, (d) the amount of money which remains uncollected by reason of failure to pay the fine and (e) the manner in which the non-payment of the fine has been resolved by categories, indicating those which have been waived and for what reason, those which have been written off and any other significant categories.
§ Mr. JohnThe number of persons upon whom fines were imposed in England and Wales in 1975 was 1,731,356. A person may be fined more than once in a year or in relation to several findings of guilt at one proceeding, in which case he will appear more than once in the above figure. A person who is fined in addition to receiving a heavier sentence will not appear in the above total.
The total amount of fines collected during the 12 months ended 30th September 1976 was £50,241,686. The total amount of fines outstanding on 30th September 1976, excluding inner London, was £14,772,674. This figure includes fines which were unpaid because the time allowed for payment had not expired. The amount of fines written off as irrecoverable during the year ended 31st March 1976 totalled £1,569,043. The further information sought is not available.