§ Ms. WalleyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many successful prosecutions there have been in the last 10 years for breaches of the regulations on the wearing of seat belts in cars.
§ Mr. JackFindings of guilt at magistrates courts for not wearing a seat belt in England and Wales are shown in the following table. From 1 October 1986, the police have been able to issue fixed penalty notices for these offences as an alternative to prosecution and estimates of the number of such notices are also shown.
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Year issued Findings of guilt Fixed penalty notices 1983 6,909 — 1984 10,935 — 1985 14,115 — 1986 19,211 18,100 1987 7,504 58,400 1988 6,837 71,700 1989 7,275 89,100 1990 8,466 127,200 1991 9,856 122,800