Courts: Unpaid Fines
Lords · Question HL14101 · Tabled 29 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 12 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Lord Hayward
To ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of the number of fines issued by the court system to individuals were unpaid in the last full year for which they have data, broken down by economic region if that breakdown is available.
Answer
Answered by Baroness Levitt, 12 Feb 2026
HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) has no ability to identify the number of fines that are unpaid in the last full year by reference to available digital system reports. Nor could any such report be created and run. Instead, it would be necessary t...