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Written Question
Driving Offences
Friday 28th November 2014

Asked by: Greg Mulholland (Liberal Democrat - Leeds North West)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he expects his Department's review of penalties for driving offences, announced on 6 May 2014, to report.

Answered by Mike Penning

The Government’s review of driving offences and penalties is ongoing. The review is due to be completed by the spring of 2015 with a view to informing the next government of potential legislative changes in the next Parliament. The timing of any publication of the review’s findings and recommendations will be considered once the review is completed.

Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 04 Nov 2014
Dangerous Driving Offences (Sentencing)

"I congratulate my hon. Friend on securing the debate, and I agree with everything that he has said so far. Another element is that the CPS, when looking at such cases, sometimes chooses to go for the lesser charge of careless driving. That is what happened in the case of …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 09 Sep 2014
Oral Answers to Questions

"The Ministry of Justice’s own figures show that more than half of the parties in family courts are now unrepresented by a solicitor. There are concerns from the legal sector that this means that people are not getting fair hearings, and actually hearings seem to be taking longer. What plans …..."
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Written Question
Legal Aid Scheme
Tuesday 9th September 2014

Asked by: Greg Mulholland (Liberal Democrat - Leeds North West)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of recent changes to legal aid.

Answered by Shailesh Vara

The Ministry of Justice and the Legal Aid Agency keep the legal aid scheme under constant review, both in terms of expenditure and the impact of reforms.

The Government is currently undertaking a review of the operation of the mandatory telephone gateway. It will undertake a full post-implementation review of the legal aid provisions within the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (LASPO) within 3 to 5 years of implementation.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 01 Jul 2014
Oral Answers to Questions

"T3. We have seen another celebrity convicted of a string of appalling child sex offences—someone who used and abused their position and their power. Is it not time that we had an overarching inquiry into the culture at that time and those historical sex offences, so that we can bring …..."
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Monday 12th May 2014

Asked by: Greg Mulholland (Liberal Democrat - Leeds North West)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were convicted of causing death by (a) careless and (b) dangerous driving in the last year for which figures are available; and what the average sentence was for each offence.

Answered by Jeremy Wright

Severe maximum penalties, of 14 years imprisonment, are available for those who cause death through dangerous driving or under the influence of drink or drugs and statistics show that the overwhelming majority of those convicted for these offences receive lengthy custodial sentences. The maximum penalty for causing death by careless driving is 5 years imprisonment and for causing death by disqualified, unlicensed or uninsured driving is two years imprisonment. We are keeping the law in this area under review. If any further changes are needed, we will bring forward proposals.

The Justice Secretary made an announcement on 6 May about our plans to strengthen the law in relation to disqualified drivers who cause death or serious injury; increasing the maximum sentence for causing death by disqualified driving to 10 years and introducing a new offence of causing serious injury by disqualified driving, with a maximum penalty of 4 years.

The number of offenders found guilty and sentenced to an immediate custody at all courts and the average custodial sentence length (months) for 'careless' and 'dangerous' driving in England and Wales from 2008 to 2012 (latest available data) can be viewed in the table.

Court proceedings data for 2013 are planned for publication in May 2014.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 06 May 2014
Oral Answers to Questions

"11. What assessment he has made of the adequacy of the powers of the Judicial Conduct Investigations Office...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 06 May 2014
Oral Answers to Questions

"I thank the Secretary of State for that answer. The judicial conduct cases the JCIO has examined are there for all to see, but does he share the concern of some of my constituents that where judicial misconduct has been proven there is no direct mechanism to challenge decisions made …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 06 May 2014
Oral Answers to Questions

"I, too, warmly welcome the announcement on increased sentences for disqualified drivers. Will the Secretary of State seriously consider another common-sense move as part of the review: making it a presumption that licences will be taken away as a condition of bail for anyone charged with killing as a result …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 18 Mar 2014
Oral Answers to Questions

"If someone is breathalysed and found to be over the limit, their driving licence can be suspended straight away. However, if someone is found to be over the limit and kills somebody, it can take months. That was the experience of the family of Jamie Still, whose killer drove for …..."
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