31 March 2021
The Ministry of Justice is consulting on proposals to raise court fees, to raise 'an extra £11m-£17m’
It proposes backdating increases by inflation to 2016, with 133 fees affected. Fees for judicial reviews and tribunals cases would not be affected.
Under the proposals, the fee to file for divorce would rise from £550 to £592, an application for parental order would rise from £215 to £232, and a hearing fee for a multi-track case would rise from £1,090 to £1,174.
The threshold for Help with Fees would rise from £1,085 to £1,165 for a single person’s monthly income before tax, from £1,245 to £1,335 for a couple, and from £245 to £265 for additional income per dependent child.
The consultation on ‘increasing selected court fees and Help with Fees income thresholds by inflation’ closes on 17 May.
