Community Charge (Hansard, 15 March 1993)

HC Deb 15 March 1993 vol 221 cc67-8W 67W

§ Mr. Cohen
To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what monitoring he undertakes of magistrates's decisions to ensure consistency in the conduct of committal proceedings for non-payment of community charge; and if he will make a statement.
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Mr. John M. Taylor
None; it is not for the Government to seek to intervene in the judicial discretion of the courts.