Home Department written question – answered at on 5 September 2011.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department which police forces in England and Wales have received money from accident referral fees in the last 12 months for which figures are available; and how much each such force received.
holding answer
The Home Office does not maintain records of police operational practice. Police forces should not make referrals of the sort suggested. Both the police and their contractors are bound by data protection legislation. When necessary the police do make arrangements for the removal of vehicles, including those involved in road traffic collisions. They contract with vehicle recovery operators for this work. The charges the police can impose on vehicle owners for such removals are set by secondary legislation and aim to meet the costs incurred. The exercise of their removal powers and the arrangements made in every case are operational matters for the police forces concerned.
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