Courts Charter (Hansard, 29 June 1995)

§ Mr. Boateng
To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department when he expects to publish the new courts charter. [31322]

Mr. John M. Taylor
The question concerns a specific operational matter on which the chief executive of the Court Service is best placed to provide an answer and I have accordingly asked the chief executive to reply direct.
Letter from M. D. Huebner to Mr. Paul Boateng, dated 29 June 1995: Costs of the New Courts Charter The Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, has asked me to reply to your question about when the new Courts Charter is expected to be published. The new Charter, called the Charter for Court Users, will be published on 25 July 1995.

§ Mr. Boateng
To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what is the cost of compiling and publishing the new courts charters including consultancy fees. [31323]

Mr. Taylor
The question concerns a specific operational matter on which the chief executive of the Court Service is best placed to provide an answer and I have accordingly asked the chief executive to reply direct.
Letter from M. D. Huebner to Mr. Paul Boateng, dated 29 June 1995: Cost of the New Courts Charter The Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, has asked me to reply to your question about the cost of compiling and publishing the new Courts Charter, including consultation fees. The total cost for designing, printing, packaging and distributing the new Charter, called the Charter for Court Users, will be approximately £162,000 (exc. VAT). This sum includes £500 for artwork consultancy fees. Approximately £17,000 of the cost relates to the Welsh, Braille and audio versions of the Charter.