Failure to update driving licence photocard prosecutions

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Dear Crown Prosecution Service,

How many summonses have been issued for offences under the Road Traffic Act (s99), where individuals have failed to renew the photocard part of their driving licence?

How many of these summonses proceeded to a final hearing?

How many convictions have there been?

How many people were fined the maximum £1,000?

Many thanks.

Yours faithfully,

Sarah Graber

Dear Crown Prosecution Service,

Apologies, I forget to include the dates.

The information is requested for dates between 01/01/2011 and 31/12/2012.

Many thanks.

Yours faithfully,

sarah graber

Dear Crown Prosecution Service,

Your response to my request is now late.

Yours faithfully,

sarah graber

Freedom of Information Unit, Crown Prosecution Service

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Dear Ms Graber

 

With apologies for the delay, please find our response attached.

 

Kind regards

 

Mr D. Martindale

Information Management Unit

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Dear Freedom of Information Unit,

Thank you for your response. Is it therefore correct to say that the CPS has not prosecuted any persons for failure to update the photocard part of their driving licence?

Yours sincerely,

sarah graber

Freedom of Information Unit, Crown Prosecution Service

Dear Ms Graber

 

We do have five offences recorded under this Act/Section on our database
between 2011 and 2012.  Please note the caveats below that relate to the
data.

The five cases have now been destroyed in line with our records retention
criteria, one year after the conclusion of proceedings.  We therefore hold
no convictions or sentencing information.

 

I hope this assists.

 

Regards

 

D. Martindale

Information Management Unit

 

Caveats to data supplied

 

1.  Offences recorded in the MIS Offences Universe are those which reached
a hearing.  There is no indication of final outcome or if the charged
offence was the substantive charge at
finalisation.                                                                                    

2.  Data relates to the number of offences recorded in magistrates'
courts, in which a prosecution commenced, as recorded on the
CMS.                                                                                      

3.  Offences data are not held by defendant or
outcome.                                                                                            

4.  Offences recorded in the Offences Universe of the MIS are those which
were charged at any time and reached at least one hearing.  This offence
will remain recorded whether or not that offence was proceeded with and
there is no indication of final outcome or if the offence charged was the
substantive offence at
finalisation.                                                                  
               
                                                                                               

(A)  CPS data are available through its Case Management System (CMS) and
associated Management Information System (MIS).  The CPS collects data to
assist in the effective management of its prosecution functions.  The CPS
does not collect data which constitutes official statistics as defined in
the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007.  These data have been
drawn from the CPS's administrative IT system, which, as with any large
scale recording system, is subject to possible errors with data entry and
processing.  The figures are provisional and subject to change as more
information is recorded by the
CPS.                                                                                      

(B)  The official statistics relating to crime and policing are maintained
by the Home Office and the official statistics relating to sentencing,
criminal court proceedings, offenders brought to justice, the courts and
the judiciary are maintained by the Ministry of
Justice.                                                                                         

 

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