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Written question asked by Jim Dowd (Labour) on Wednesday, 3 February 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 5 February 2016. It was answered by Andrew Jones (Conservative) on Tuesday, 9 February 2016 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

Speed Limits: Greater London

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many London boroughs have implemented a 20 mph speed limit; how many attempted prosecutions there have been for exceeding such speed limits in each of the last five years; and how many such prosecutions have resulted in a conviction.

Answer

The figure for the number of London boroughs who have implemented 20mph speed limits is not held by the Department for Transport.

The Ministry of Justice do not hold data breakdown by local authority or the number of attempted prosecutions. However, they do hold data on the number of defendants proceeded against at court, prosecuted and sentenced for speeding offences; this data can be viewed on the Ministry of Justice website, at the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2014

In the link to “Motoring data tool with criminal justice area” – you will find a pivot table which contains data on court proceedings for motoring offences, including speed limit offences, in England and Wales for the 12 months ending December 2004 to 12 months ending December 2014.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
25793
Session
2015-16
Subjects
Convictions Greater London Prosecutions Speed limits Road traffic offences
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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