Tony Baldry

Following that answer, can the Minister assure me that in criminal cases the principle will remain that costs will follow the event, and that if people are found not guilty in criminal cases they will usually be awarded their costs from central funds?

— from debate entitled “Criminal Trial Acquittals (Costs)”

The three speeches/headings immediately before

  1. 1 earlier: Bridget Prentice

    Defendants who are acquitted in criminal trials should normally receive their reasonable costs from central funds unless the court decides that it is not appropriate to award those costs. Overall, central funds expenditure was £62 million in 2007-08 and £77 million in 2008-09. On current indications, I have no reason to believe that it will not increase during 2009-10.

  2. 2 earlier: Tony Baldry

    What his policy is on whether defendants who are acquitted in criminal trials should receive costs.

  3. 3 earlier: Criminal Trial Acquittals (Costs)

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