Whether it will list the types of costs the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service incur in the event of the adjournment of a trial (a)…

Answered Asked by Christine Grahame SNP Lodged 15 May 2002

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will list the types of costs the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service incur in the event of the adjournment of a trial (a) in advance and (b) on the date of the trial.

The answer

Answered by Elish Angiolini on 5 Jun 2002 · 21 days after it was lodged, 7 days after it was due

The adjournment of a trial on the date of the trial usually involves the payment of expenses to witnesses who have been inconvenienced. The adjournment of a trial at any time means that staff time in preparing for the trial (including administrative staff time in citing witnesses, arranging for productions to be in court and paper handling) has been wasted. The extent of that wasted expense depends on how long before the trial date it is known that there is to be an adjournment.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S1W-25928 by reference.