§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Attorney-General if, in view of the fact that Patrick Auld, a 21-month-old child, had to attend the Crumlin road Crown court on Tuesday 8 February to appeal against a £50 fine for failing to turn up for jury service, he will take steps to prevent a repeat of such a mistake; and if he will estimate the costs involved in this; if he will set out the reasons for this mistake; and what action has been or will be taken against those responsible.
§ The Solicitor-GeneralThis mistake was due to an isolated clerical error. Immediately the true circumstances came to light, the fine was remitted.
No further action is required.
The cost involved in this was the cost of a recorded delivery letter and the cost of making an entry in an internal book of account. To this must now be added the cost of answering the question.