Practice regarding costs varies considerably between magistrates courts, apparently arbitrarily and unfairly, despite clear guidance from the Magistrates Association. The advent of the Independent Prosecutor provides the chance to achieve consistent standards.
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The survey involved probation officers in Northants, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Humberside, South Yorkshire, Greater Manchester and Derbyshire
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D.A. Thomas , Justice of the Peace, 2nd January 1982
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3 (1979) I Cr App R(S) 346
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Press release of the Magistrates Association, 18th July 1984
