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Driving: Disqualification

Answer

The number of persons found guilty at all courts in England and Wales for driving whilst disqualified from holding or obtaining a licence, from 2008 to 2010, can be viewed in the attached table. Information for Scotland and Northern Ireland are matters for the Scottish Executive and Northern Ireland Office respectively.

Number of persons found guilty at all courts for driving whilst disqualified from holding or obtaining a licence(1), England and Wales, 2008 to 2010(2)(3)
Findings of guilt
	2008(4)	2009	2010
Number of persons	15,579	13,217	10,465

"(1) Includes offences under the Road Traffic Act 1988, s.103(l)""(2) The figures given in the table on court proceedings relate to persons for whom these offences were the principal offences for which they were dealt with. When a defendant has been found guilty of two or more offences it is the offence for which the heaviest penalty is imposed. Where the same disposal is imposed for two or more offences, the offence selected is the offence for which the statutory maximum penalty is the most severe.""(3) Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the courts and police forces. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used.""(4) Excludes data for Cardiff magistrates' court for April, July and August 2008""Source: Justice Statistics Analytical Services—Ministry of Justice.""[Ref: PQ HL12621]" "(2) The figures given in the table on court proceedings relate to persons for whom these offences were the principal offences for which they were dealt with. When a defendant has been found guilty of two or more offences it is the offence for which the heaviest penalty is imposed. Where the same disposal is imposed for two or more offences, the offence selected is the offence for which the statutory maximum penalty is the most severe.""(3) Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the courts and police forces. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used.""(4) Excludes data for Cardiff magistrates' court for April, July and August 2008""Source: Justice Statistics Analytical Services—Ministry of Justice.""[Ref: PQ HL12621]" "(3) Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the courts and police forces. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used.""(4) Excludes data for Cardiff magistrates' court for April, July and August 2008""Source: Justice Statistics Analytical Services—Ministry of Justice.""[Ref: PQ HL12621]" "(4) Excludes data for Cardiff magistrates' court for April, July and August 2008""Source: Justice Statistics Analytical Services—Ministry of Justice.""[Ref: PQ HL12621]" "Source: Justice Statistics Analytical Services—Ministry of Justice.""[Ref: PQ HL12621]" "[Ref: PQ HL12621]"

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

12621; 731 c175-6WA

Session

2010-12

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Subjects

Convictions Driving Disqualification Road traffic offences

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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