HC Deb 26 January 1953 vol 510 cc81-2W
102. Sir H. Williams

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department by whose authority Poplar Walk, in the Borough of Croydon, was made a one-way street many months before this was authorised by Statutory Instrument, No. 2304, 1952.

Sir D. Maxwell Fyfe

The Commissioner of Police, with the agreement of the local authority and the Ministry of Transport, arranged for Poplar Walk, Croydon, to be made a one-way street

Conviction or order affirmed
Year Number of persons Without modification of sentence or order With modification of sentence or order Conviction or order quashed Appeal abandoned etc.
1948 115 63 19 21 12
1949 162 77 47 20 18
1950 143 77 29 17 20
1951 111 65 23 15 8
1952 133 69 26 17 21

Where the sentence was modified, the records do not show whether it was reduced or increased.

as an experiment in July, 1951. Under the Traffic Signs Regulations the authority of my right hon. Friend the Minister of Transport should have been sought for the continuation of this experiment after six months, but the need for so doing was unfortunately overlooked and the experiment continued until the coming into force of the permanent regulations this month. The Commissioner of Police very much regrets this oversight and is taking steps to prevent the recurrence of a similar error.