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I wish the MoJ would grow up. This mindset that Justice is a "burden on the taxpayer" has lead the MoJ and the LAA to come up with all sorts of idiotic proposals eg Two Tier and before that Unit Fines amongst many other initiatives.
I have nothing against the guilty paying for the cost of the prosecution and of the defence IF THE PERSON CAN AFFORD IT. A proper Means Enquiry followed by a form of POCA might address the issue but ONLY IF the cost of running the process is not prohibitive.

Dear Mr Gove
Come out of your bunker and speak to Solicitors, Court Clerks, Probation Officers and Prosecutors and help develop a Justice system that works. Listening to the Executives at MoJ/LAA and those people who lead the Court and Tribunal Service and CPS and National Probation has not worked. Anytime you fancy a chat please do get in touch.