Following a consultation paper carried out last year, the government has confirmed that 172 court fees will be increased by 10% from May this year.
According to the consultation response, the fee rises are partially in line with changes to CPI since court and tribunal fees were last increased in 2021.
Delivery of these increases is expected to raise an estimated additional £30m - £37m a year in funding for His Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS).
The court services which will see fee increases include:
Earlier this week, Jacob Young, the parliamentary under-secretary of state for levelling up, housing and communities (DLUHC), revealed that a further £11m would be invested this financial year to deliver a new digital system for the HM Courts and Tribunals Service, in addition to the £1.2m invested to deliver a new end-to-end online possession process.
