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A consultation by the Department for Constitutional Affairs

Civil Court Fees

June 2005

[CP(R) 10/05]

This consultation was published on 5 May 2004, it invited comments on four specific questions on the proposed civil and family fee changes and on the current exemption and remission provisions.

The consultation period closed on 28 July 2004. The summarised responses report outlines the conclusions reached on the options.

Consultation Paper

This consultation paper invited comments on:

  1. Whether the proposed changes to the civil court fees fairly balanced the need to set fees in line with cost and the need to avoid excessively large fees.
  2. Whether a particular charge or increase in an individual fee might have specific, untoward consequences for a particular group of users.
  3. The proposal that a single cost recovery target be set covering county courts and the Supreme Court.
  4. Whether the current exemption and remission provisions would not provide an adequate guarantee of access to justice.

Responses

This report summarises the responses, received to the consultation ‘Civil Court Fees' including how some changes were made to the original proposals after taking into account points raised in the responses.

Contact details

Further copies of the consultation paper can be obtained by contacting the address below:

Management Accounts
HM Court Service Resources
Finance Division
Southside 3rd Floor
105 Victoria Street
London
SW1E 6QT

Tel: 020 7210 1874
Fax: 020 7210 1745

Email

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