Written question asked by Ben Chapman (Labour) on Tuesday, 20 April 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 4 May 2004. It was answered by Chris Leslie (Labour) on Tuesday, 4 May 2004 on behalf of the Department for Constitutional Affairs.

Dept for Constitutional Affairs

Question: To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what initial assessment he has made of the effectiveness of Operation Payback on the Wirral. - Inc figures.

Answer: Mr. Ben Chapman: To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs what initial assessment he has made of the effectiveness of Operation Payback on the Wirral. [167965] Mr. Leslie: Operation Payback was conducted in the Wirral on 23 March and was considered a success. Enforcement Officers, working closely with the Police, executed 194 outstanding warrants and collected £13,600 during the day. In the Merseyside area as a whole approximately £36,000 was collected during the three days that the Magistrates Courts Committee (MCC) ran the operation. The MCC also reported an increase in compliance in the payment of fines following the operation, although separate figures for cases directly involved in Operation Payback are not available.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 420 c1453W;420 c1452W; 167965
Session: 2003-04
Subjects: Defaulters Enforcement Fines Magistrates' courts Wirral Unpaid fines
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk