On the concerns raised about the ability of people to pay higher fines, she noted that in a recent update to the Committee “..COPFS said that higher fines—that is, those in the £300 to £500 bracket—had not been used with 16 to 18-year-olds, because of concern about younger people having less income.”ivOfficial Report, Criminal Justice Committee, 5 February 2025, col 23
On the question of whether victims should be informed when a case has been dealt with by way of a fiscal fine she commented that “throughout our justice system, we need to get...