Department for Transport written question – answered at on 26 January 2026.
Dr Caroline Johnson
Shadow Minister (Health and Social Care)
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what (a) proportion and (b) number of people imprisoned for death by dangerous driving obtain a driving licence within five years after release.
Dr Caroline Johnson
Shadow Minister (Health and Social Care)
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what (a) proportion and (b) number of people imprisoned for death by careless driving obtain a driving licence within five years after release.
Dr Caroline Johnson
Shadow Minister (Health and Social Care)
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what (a) number and (b) proportion of people who obtained a driving licence in the last 10 years after a previous conviction for death by dangerous driving committed a further motoring offence.
Dr Caroline Johnson
Shadow Minister (Health and Social Care)
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what (a) number and (b) proportion of people who obtained a driving licence in the last 10 years after a previous conviction for death by careless driving committed a further motoring offence.
Lilian Greenwood
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport), Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
The information requested is not held. The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency is not informed when an individual is released from prison, and endorsements ordered upon conviction by the courts for the offences of causing death by careless driving or causing death by dangerous driving are removed from the driver’s record after four years in line with the retention periods for these offences.
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