§ Bob RussellTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department on how many occasions in the past 12 months magistrates courts and crown courts have not imposed automatic driving bans on motorists guilty of offences which individually or collectively qualify for a disqualification; and if he will make a statement. [90365]
§ Hilary BennThe available information concerning individual offences which qualify for an automatic driving ban, is shown in the table. Data for 2001 will be available in February.
The Home Office Court Proceedings Database does not include information on cases where the motorist could have been disqualified under the penalty points system but was not.
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England and Wales 2000 Number of offences Crown courts Offence type Total sentenced Endorsements without disqualification1 Total disqualifications imposed Results not reported on2 Causing death or bodily harm: Causing death by dangerous driving 210 26 180 4 Causing death by careless driving under influence of drink or drugs 57 5 50 2 Causing death by aggravated vehicle taking 18 3 13 2 Dangerous driving 2,142 267 1,805 70 Driving etc. after consuming alcohol or taking drugs: Unfit to drive through drink or drugs (impairment) 74 29 35 10 Driving with alcohol in the blood above the prescribed limit 628 186 341 101 Unauthorised taking or theft of vehicle: Aggravated vehicle taking: Driving dangerously, causing injury or damage 1,614 212 1,260 142 Total 4,743 738 3,684 331
England and Wales 2000 Number of offences All courts Offence type Total sentenced Endorsements without disqualification1 Total disqualifications imposed Results not reported on2 Causing death or bodily harm: Causing death by dangerous driving 210 26 180 4 Causing death by careless driving under influence of drink or drugs 57 5 50 2 Causing death by aggravated vehicle taking 21 3 16 2 Dangerous driving 5,250 417 4,652 181 Driving etc. after consuming alcohol or taking drugs: Unfit to drive through drink or drugs (impairment) 1,803 177 1,570 56 Driving with alcohol in the blood above the prescribed limit 71,247 1,233 69,264 750 Unauthorised taking or theft of vehicle: Aggravated vehicle taking: Driving dangerously, causing injury or damage 8,141 641 6,596 904 Total 86,729 2,502 82,328 1,899 1Concurrent endorsements. 2Information not reported. Includes cases where neither disqualification or endorsement given for 'special reasons' and cases where a disqualification or endorsement was given but not recorded.