Charges for the provision by the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) of copy documentation in civil proceedings have been reviewed for 1 April 2008 to 31 March 2009.

An annex that itemises the revised charges for the supply of this documentation is available on the MPS website: www.met.police.uk/fees/index.htm.


The changes to provision of copy documentation in civil proceedings which take effect from 1 April 2008 are:



- Collision/Accident Report Book and National Collision Report Form - first 25 pages have increased from £96 to £125;



- Video tapes and audio tapes have increased to £162 and £35 respectively per copy tape provided;



- Cancellation charges prior to despatch are now £47;



- Charges for civil cases - statements and interviews specifically written by/held with a police officer and/or interviews held with police staff for cases to be held in civil court have increased from £110 to £125; and



- Photographs that are non-digital and scanned onto digital format provided on CD are separately identified. The first one to ten images that are scanned are £24.50. Any additional photographs (between one and ten) scanned onto a CD are £7 - this fee excludes the cost of the CD.



Other charges have increased, including providing copy documents, photographs, searches and witness allowances. These are not listed above. Please refer to the MPS website: www.met.police.uk/fees/index.htm for further details.