Roger Levitt Case (Costs)

HC Deb 19 May 1998 vol 312 cc341-2W

Mr. Pickthall

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what were the final total costs of the Roger Levitt case broken down into(a) defence and (b) prosecution costs. [42268]

Mr. Hoon

The costs of R v Roger Levitt and others broken down into defence and prosecution costs associated with the trial were as followsDefence costs from legal aid: £2,649,495 Defence costs from central funds¹: £10,699

¹These costs compensate the privately represented defendant for any expenses properly incurred by him in the proceedings including the fees of his legal representation.

It is not possible to identify separately prosecution costs associated with the investigation and trial stages. However, it is estimated that the prosecution costs associated with the trial were £993,815. In addition the estimated prosecution costs of investigation amounted to £819,552.