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Written question asked by Dawn Butler (Labour) on Tuesday, 1 December 2020, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 3 December 2020. It was answered by Kit Malthouse (Conservative) on Wednesday, 9 December 2020 on behalf of the Home Office.

Driving Offences: Ethnic Groups

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to require police services to collect and publish data on the ethnicity of vehicle drivers stopped under the Road Traffic Act 1988 as part of the Home Office Annual Data Requirement.

Answer

There are currently no plans to extend the Codes of Practice that support the Police & Criminal Evidence Act 1984 to include road traffic stops.

For motoring offences, there are currently no plans to require police forces to collect data for vehicle stops under section 163 of the Road Traffic Act 1988. For non-motoring offences, the Home Office already collates data on vehicle stops as part of the stop and search data collection, available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-powers-and-procedures-england-and-wales-year-ending-31-march-2020

The statutory basis for data collection, the Annual Data Requirement (ADR) process, is set by the Police Act 1996. This process works closely with policy and operational colleagues, other government departments, National Policing Leads and other key police stakeholders to ensure that routine statistical data required on police forces remains proportionate and justified and eliminates unnecessary burdens. This ensures a proper balance between the accountability and efficiency of police operation and is reviewed on an annual basis.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
123537
Session
2019-21
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Databases Ethnic groups Stop and search Road traffic offences
Legislation
Road Traffic Act 1988
Link
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