§ Mr. ChopeTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what is the average cost per day of a trial in a Magistrates Court(a) at which a stipendiary magistrate presides and (b) before lay justices. [100315]
§ Jane KennedyThe information requested is not yet available. The Government have commissioned research to assess the relative costs, effectiveness and other benefits/disadvantages of Stipendiary and lay magistrates, taking into account all related costs including those of other agencies.