Ministry of Justice written question – answered at on 14 March 2019.
Liz McInnes
Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs)
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been prosecuted for causing death by dangerous driving in each of the last five calendar years.
Liz McInnes
Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs)
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been convicted of causing death by dangerous driving in each of the last five calendar years.
Liz McInnes
Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs)
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people convicted of causing death by dangerous driving received a suspended sentence in each of the last five calendar years.
Liz McInnes
Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs)
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average prison sentence given to people jailed for causing death by dangerous driving was in each of the last five calendar years.
Liz McInnes
Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs)
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people convicted of causing death by dangerous driving received the maximum 14 year jail sentence in each of the last five calendar years.
Rory Stewart
The Minister of State, Ministry of Justice
The number of people prosecuted, convicted and given a suspended sentence or immediate custodial sentence for causing death by dangerous driving, and the average custodial sentence length in each of the last five years has been published up to December 2017 and can be found in the ‘Outcomes by offence data tool’, available at the following link: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/733981/outcomes-by-offence-tool-2017-update.xlsx
In the Offence filter, select ‘4.4 Causing Death by Dangerous Driving (MOT)’, and the table will populate with the proceedings and outcomes for this offence by calendar year:
Prosecutions – row 23
Convictions – row 24
Suspended sentences – row 34
Average custodial sentence length – row 54
In the last five years, no offender found guilty of ‘causing death by dangerous driving’ received a 14 year custodial sentence.
Yes2 people think so
No2 people think not
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