Written question asked by Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer (Liberal Democrat), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Wallace of Tankerness (Liberal Democrat) on Monday, 6 June 2011.

Lindis Percy

Question: To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the cost to public funds of the prosecution brought by the Attorney General against Lindis Percy for alleged trespass, which was dismissed by the District Judge at Bury Magistrates’ Court on 5 April 2011.

Answer: Lindis Percy was prosecuted by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) after consent had been given by the Attorney General's for the prosecution to take place. It is estimated that the prosecution’s costs in this case will be in the region of £945. This figure relates to counsel advocacy costs and does not include staff or running costs, which are attributable to the operation of the CPS as a whole and cannot be assessed on an individual case basis. It is not possible to provide a reliable estimate of the court costs for this case without incurring a disproportionate cost. There were no costs incurred by the defence to public funds in this case.

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