1、lnstitute for Fiscal StudiesJustice spending in England and WalesIFS Report Magdalena DominguezBen ZarankoJustice spending in England and Wales Magdalena Dominguez Ben Zaranko Copy-edited by Rachel Lumpkin Published by The Institute for Fiscal Studies The Institute for Fiscal Studies,February 2025 I

2、SBN 978-1-80103-214-8 The authors gratefully acknowledge the support of the ESRC Centre for the Microeconomic Analysis of Public Policy(ES/T014334/1)and of the Nuffield Foundation(SFS/FR-000024397).This project has been funded by the Nuffield Foundation,but the views expressed are those of the autho

3、rs and not necessarily the Foundation.Justice spending in England and Wales The Institute for Fiscal Studies,February 2025 2 Executive summary The justice system is an important part of how the government upholds the law and maintains public order,making it a significant area of responsibility.In En

4、gland and Wales,the Ministry of Justice(MoJ)is responsible for funding and overseeing most functions of the justice system,including the courts and tribunals system,the judiciary,prisons,the probation service and legal aid.The departments responsibilities do not include the police(this lies with the

5、 Home Office),and both the Crown Prosecution Service and Serious Fraud Office sit separately as non-ministerial departments,but spending by the MoJ can be thought of,to a first approximation,as spending on the justice system of England and Wales.In this report,we provide a detailed description and a

6、nalysis of how MoJ spending has evolved over more than two decades.This provides key context ahead of the Spending Review due later in 2025,and ahead of a new programme of work at the Institute for Fiscal Studies on the economics of the justice system.1 Key findings 1.Spending on the justice system