Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average prison sentence given to people jailed for causing serious injury by dangerous driving was in each of the last five calendar years.

The number of people who have been prosecuted, convicted and given suspended sentences or immediate custodial sentences for causing serious injury 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 ‘4.12 Causing serious injury 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, bespoke analysis shows that 3 offenders found guilty of the offence ‘causing serious injury by driving’ received a 5 year custodial sentence; 1 in 2013 and 2 in 2017.