Explanatory note

Section 161A(1) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44) (“the 2003 Act”) requires a court, when dealing with a person for one or more offences, to order the person to pay a surcharge. The amount of surcharge that is payable in particular circumstances is set out in the Schedule to the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Surcharge) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/1696) (“the 2012 Order”). This Order amends that Schedule to increase those amounts.

Article 3 provides that the amendments this Order makes to the 2012 Order do not apply where a court deals with a person for a single offence committed before 8th April 2016; nor do they apply where a court deals with a person for more than one offence where at least one of those offences was committed before 8th April 2016.

A full impact assessment of the effect that this instrument will have on the costs of business, the voluntary sector and the public sector is available at https://legislation.gov.uk