24th February 2024 To download this briefing as a pdf click here Key points The Sentencing Council is consulting on a guideline for disqualification, with five questions on disqualification. With this consultation, the Sentencing Council provided no data on the use of disqualifications, unlike with aggravated vehicle taking offences. This is a missed opportunity to …
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22nd February 2024 To download this briefing as a pdf click here Key points The UK government is legislating to suspend custodial sentences of 12 months and under, except for exceptional circumstances, e.g. risk of physical harm. Whilst very few motoring offences (less than 1%) involve a custodial sentence, 84% are for 12 months and …
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20th February 2024 To download a pdf of this briefing click here Key points The Greater London Authority (GLA) Police and Crime Committee recently held their second evidence session into serious injury collision investigation. This briefing summarises the information learned. The session focused on the Serious Collision Investigation Unit (SCIU) which investigates fatal and life-threating …
14th February 2024 To download this briefing as a pdf click here Key points In 2022, the number of people reported killed and seriously injured in hit-and-run collisions rose to 2,631, up by 7% from 2021. If causation cannot be proven, the only offence possible is Fail to stop, a summary offence that must be …
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6th February 2024 As part of the Mayor's Transport Strategy, London adopted a Vision Zero approach to reducing road danger in 2018 with the Vision Zero Action Plan and the subsequent 2021 Progress Report. Since that time the city has made good progress in reducing road casualties towards the Vision Zero goal of no serious …
26 Jan 2024 To download this briefing as a document click here Key points Last week, the cruel crime of hit and run in London was addressed in a new report from Caroline Russell, Green Party London Assembly Member. The report looks at the period (2013-2021) and makes clear that this is a long-term problem. …
London Assembly Police and Crime Committee inquiry AVZ briefing Dec 2023 Key points Over 10 people a day are reported to be seriously injured in road crashes in London. Different police units are involved in the investigation of serious injury collisions with little transparency over who does what or the level of evidence required for …
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Action Vision Zero blog December 2023 Key points The GLA Police and Crime Committee holding an inquiry into serious injury collision investigation. Call for evidence has been published (first oral evidence session can be watched here). This is a key opportunity to raise the importance of thorough investigations. Deadline to respond is 22 December. The …
Dec 2023 To download this briefing as a pdf click here Key points - London 2022 Self-reported collisions are where the public, often the casualty, report the collision after the event, usually online. The police were unable to attend the collision. This may be because they were not notified or unable to attend in time, …
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To download this briefing as a pdf click here Key points In hit and run collisions in London: The number of people killed rose to 16 last year, with 804 reported seriously injured (over two a day). Killed and seriously injured (KSI) rose 10% in the last year. Pedestrians account for most of those killed. …
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