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Commons Debate pack by Fintan Codd, Andrew Haylen, Georgina Sturge and Noel Dempsey. It was first published on Thursday, 13 June 2019. It was last updated on Thursday, 4 July 2019.


Dangerous driving (e-petition 236952)

Petition

Violet-Grace’s Law - Life sentences for Death by Dangerous Driving [text of petition and Government response] 

Parliamentary material 

Dangerous Driving: Sentencing:Written question, House of Commons, 25 June 2019 [when will the Government bring forward legislation increase the penalty for death by dangerous driving?]

All Parliamentary proceedings on this issue 2016-2019

Press articles

National news on this issue 2017- [Intranet link]

Press releases

Victims families' anger at delayed introduction of tougher sentences for killer drivers, Brake, 15 June 2018

Police action prior to the tragic death of Violet-Grace Youens completely appropriate, Independent Police Complaints Commission, 11 December 2017

Huge response to dangerous driving proposals, Ministry of Justice, 2 February 2017

Killer drivers to face life sentences, Ministry of Justice, 5 December 2016

Further reading

Driving offences, Crown Prosecution Service, Accessed 13 June 2019

Careless and Dangerous Driving enforcement, RoadPeace, April 2019

Causing death by driving offences: Literature review, Dr Rachel McPherson and Professor Cyrus Tata, Centre for Law, Crime & Justice, The Law School, Strathclyde University, September 2018 [Literature review prepared for the Scottish Sentencing Council]

Response to the consultation on driving offences and penalties relating to causing death or serious injury, Ministry of Justice, October 2017

Driving offences and penalties relating to causing death or serious injury, Ministry of Justice, December 2016

Death and injury charges , Brake, August 2016

Criminal Liability for Serious Traffic Offences: Essays on Causing Death, Injury and Danger in Traffic. Van Dijk, A. & Wolswijk, H. (eds.). The Hague: Eleven International Publishing, (Governance & recht; vol. 11). 2015

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Secondary information

Type
Research briefing
Reference
CDP-2019-0155 
Related items
Road Traffic Act 1988
Tuesday, 15 November 1988
Public acts
Dangerous Driving
Monday, 8 July 2019
Parliamentary proceedings
House of Commons
Subjects
Death Dangerous driving Sentencing Road traffic offences
Legislation
Road Traffic Act 1988
Published by
Home Affairs Section
Social and General Statistics Section
Business and Transport Section
House of Commons Library
Link
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