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Written question asked by Alex Cunningham (Labour) on Monday, 16 November 2020, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 19 November 2020 (named day). It was answered by Chris Philp (Conservative) on Thursday, 19 November 2020 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.


Recorders

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his department has spent on Recorder sitting days in each of the last 10 years.

Answer

Spend on Recorders is available for the last 5 years, financial year 2015/16 onwards. Historical costs on Recorders prior to this cannot be separately identified in our current reporting system.

Recorder Salary Costs

£

2015-16

19,050,272

2016-17

19,047,793

2017-18

19,046,187

2018-19

14,918,592

2019-20

9,579,481

Total

81,642,324

*The identifiable costs for Recorders are basic salary. Any associated pension and employer national insurance contributions are reported in totality and Recorder costs cannot be separately identified in our current reporting system.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
115649
Session
2019-21
Subjects
Expenditure Recorders
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk