§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many motorists have been convicted of speeding offences as a result of evidence from speed cameras within the Greater London area in each of the last three years. [32898]
§ Mr. DenhamInformation held centrally on the Home Office Court Proceedings Database for the Metropolitan police and City of London is not sufficiently robust to identify proceedings for speeding offences where the offence has been detected by camera.
However, data supplied directly from the police showing the number of prosecutions and fixed penalties notices issued for speeding offences as a result of the use of cameras is given in the table.
Prosecutions and fixed penalties for speeding offences detected by camera within the Metropolitan police area1, 1998–2000 Disposal/police force area 1998 1999 2000 Prosecutions 2,983 6,982 5,522 Fixed Penalties 14,155 13,048 44,092 1 Includes City of London