§ 118. Mr. Iremongerasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many, and what, crimes are punishable with fines not exceeding £250,000, £10,000, £5,000, and £1,000, respectively; and what use is made of the money extracted from convicted offenders by way of fines generally.
§ Mr. Roy JenkinsI regret that the information sought in the first part of the Question is not readily available.
The use which is made of money collected by way of fines depends partly on the offence and partly on the type of court which imposes the fine. Customs fines, for example, go to the Commissioners of Customs and Excise, and most road traffic fines to the Ministry of Transport. The remainder are, in general, paid to the Exchequer; but part of the sum collected by the magistrates' courts is applied towards the expenses of those courts.