Road Traffic Offences: Sentencing

(asked on 8th December 2020) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

What assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of increasing sentences for driving offences.


Answered by
Chris Philp Portrait
Chris Philp
Minister of State (Home Office)
This question was answered on 8th December 2020

Whilst many deaths and injuries are the result of a tragic accident, too many of these incidents involve criminal behaviour. Every avoidable death is one too many.

The government has committed to bring forward changes to ensure the courts have the powers they need to deal with those drivers who kill by dangerous driving or where they are over the limits for alcohol and drugs.

The Department want to close a loophole in the law that fails to recognise the harm caused where drivers cause serious injury by their careless driving.

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