§ Mr. MaudeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many persons were sentenced in England and Wales for driving with excess alcohol, excluding those causing death or serious injury, in each of the last 10 years; how many of those received a custodial sentence; and what the average custodial sentence length was. [169087]
§ Paul GogginsThe available information is contained in the table and relates to persons sentenced for offences of driving etc after consuming alcohol or taking drugs.
It is not possible in the statistics collected centrally to exclude those offences where serious injury is caused, but the figures exclude persons sentenced for the specific offence of 'causing death by careless driving whilst under the influence of drink or drugs'.
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Number of persons1 sentenced at all courts for offences relating to driving etc after consuming alcohol or taking drugs, those sentenced to custody and the average custodial sentence length, England and Wales 1993–2002 Driving etc after consuming alcohol or taking drugs Driving etc after consuming alcohol or taking drugs 1993 Total sentenced 80,926 Custodial sentence 2.575 Average sentence length (months) 3.1 1994 Total sentenced 78.038 Custodial sentence 3.243 Average sentence length (months) 3.2 1995 Total sentenced 81.474 Custodial sentence 3,443 Average sentence length (months) 3.1 1996 Total sentenced 85.010 Custodial sentence 3,529 Average sentence length (months) 3.1
Number of persons1 sentenced at all courts for offences relating to driving etc after consuming alcohol or taking drugs, those sentenced to custody and the average a custodial sentence length, England and Wales 1993–2002 Driving etc after consuming alcohol or taking drugs Driving etc after consuming alcohol or taking drugs 1997 Total sentenced 89.271 Custodial sentence 4,065 Average sentence length (months) 3.0 1998 Total sentenced 83.092 Custodial sentence 3.754 Average sentence length (months) 3.0 1999 Total sentenced 79.524 Custodial sentence 3.653 Average sentence length (months) 3.0 2000 Total sentenced 76.779 Custodial sentence 3.465 Average sentence length (months) 3.1 2001 Total sentenced 76.113 Custodial sentence 3.475 Average sentence length (months) 3.0 2002 Total sentenced 81.444 Custodial sentence 3,290 Average sentence length (months) 3.2 Statistics on court proceedings for 2003 will be published in the autumn.