House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 20 Jun 2005 (pt 32)

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Speed Cameras

Mr. Amess: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many tickets issued following infringements caught on speed cameras have been challenged and upheld in each year since their introduction in (a) Essex and (b) Southend. [4586]

Paul Goggins: Information is not available centrally on the number of people prosecuted for speeding offences detected by camera who elect to challenge a fixed penalty notice.

David Davis: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much was raised in fines from speed cameras in the Humberside area in each of the past three years. [3593]

Paul Goggins: Information on the revenue raised from speed offences detected by camera is not available.

However the table shows, for the Humberside police force area, the number of fixed penalties ordered to be paid and the number of court fines for such offences in the calendar years 2001 to 2003 (latest available). Information for 2004 is not yet available.

Not all fines and fixed penalties will have been paid.
Fixed penalty and court proceedings data for speeding offences detected by cameras⁽²⁵⁾ within the Humberside police force area, 2001, 2002 and 2003⁽²⁶⁾ Number of offences

Fixed Penalties
Court Proceedings⁽²⁷⁾

Number
of tickets⁽²⁸⁾ Estimated revenue⁽²⁹⁾ (£) Number
of fines Total amount of fine (£) Average fine (£)

2001⁽³⁰⁾ 13,600 816,200 15 3,150 210

2002⁽³¹⁾ 5,300 320,100 11 1,650 150

2003⁽²⁶⁾ 23,800 1,426,000 10 1,300 127

⁽²⁵⁾Offences under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 and The Motor Vehicles (Speed Limits on Motorways) Regulations 1973.
⁽²⁶⁾Humberside police joined the Safety Camera Funding Scheme in 2003.
⁽²⁷⁾Includes cases where fixed penalty notices were originally issued but not paid and subsequently referred to court.
⁽²⁸⁾Only covers tickets paid where there is no further action.
⁽²⁹⁾Estimate based on £60 fixed penalty charge.
⁽³⁰⁾A single month's shortfall was found for court proceedings summary motoring offences within Humberside police force in 2001.
⁽³¹⁾Includes six months fixed penalty notice data only.

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	Fixed Penalties	Court Proceedings⁽²⁷⁾
	Number of tickets⁽²⁸⁾	Estimated revenue⁽²⁹⁾ (£)	Number of fines	Total amount of fine (£)	Average fine (£)
2001⁽³⁰⁾	13,600	816,200	15	3,150	210
2002⁽³¹⁾	5,300	320,100	11	1,650	150
2003⁽²⁶⁾	23,800	1,426,000	10	1,300	127

Under-age Sales Prosecutions

Sarah Teather: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many businesses were prosecuted for selling (a) alcohol, (b) glue products and (c) fireworks to people under age in (i) Brent East and (ii) each London borough in each of the last five years. [2550]

Hazel Blears: The available information is contained in the tables and gives the number of defendants proceeded against at magistrates' courts/London borough, 1999 to 2003 for: selling alcohol and fireworks to persons underage. There were no prosecutions as notified to the Home Office Court Proceedings for retailers supplying intoxicating substances to persons under 18.

Statistics on court proceedings for 2004 will be published in the autumn.
Number of defendants⁽³²⁾ proceeded against at magistrates courts for selling alcohol to persons underage"⁽³³⁾, by magistrates courts/London borough, 1999 to 2003

Magistrate courts/borough 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003

Inner London magistrates' courts

City of London Police

Guildhall Justice Rooms — — — — —

Metropolitan police

Bow Street 3 — — — —

Camberwell Green/Tower Bridge — — — — —

Greenwich and Woolwich — — — 1 1

Highbury Corner — — — — —

Horseferry Road — — — — 3

Marylebone — — — — —

South Western — — — — —

Thames — — — — —

West London — — 2 — —

Outer London boroughs

Metropolitan Police

Barking and Dagenham — — — — 2

Barnet — — — 1 3

Bexley — 1 — — 4

Brent — — — 3 2

Bromley — — 1 1 —

Croydon — — — — —

Ealing — — — — —

Enfield — — — — 10

Haringey — — — — 43

Harrow 4 — — — 4

Havering — 1 — — 9

Hillingdon 2 — — — 13

Hounslow — — — — —

Kingston-upon-Thames — — — 3 1

Merton — — — — —

Newham 1 — — — —

Redbridge 2 — — 1 4

Richmond upon Thames — — — 1 3

Sutton 3 — 16 1 1

Waltham Forest — — — — 10

Total Metropolitan Police 15 2 19 12 113

Total Greater London 15 2 19 12 113

⁽³²⁾These data are on the principal offence basis.
⁽³³⁾Includes: Selling intoxicating liquor to persons under 18 for consumption on the premises" and Wholesaler selling intoxicating liquor to person under 18".

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Magistrate courts/borough	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003
Inner London magistrates' courts
City of London Police
Guildhall Justice Rooms	—	—	—	—	—

Metropolitan police
Bow Street	3	—	—	—	—
Camberwell Green/Tower Bridge	—	—	—	—	—
Greenwich and Woolwich	—	—	—	1	1
Highbury Corner	—	—	—	—	—
Horseferry Road	—	—	—	—	3
Marylebone	—	—	—	—	—
South Western	—	—	—	—	—
Thames	—	—	—	—	—
West London	—	—	2	—	—

Outer London boroughs
Metropolitan Police
Barking and Dagenham	—	—	—	—	2
Barnet	—	—	—	1	3
Bexley	—	1	—	—	4
Brent	—	—	—	3	2
Bromley	—	—	1	1	—
Croydon	—	—	—	—	—
Ealing	—	—	—	—	—
Enfield	—	—	—	—	10
Haringey	—	—	—	—	43
Harrow	4	—	—	—	4
Havering	—	1	—	—	9
Hillingdon	2	—	—	—	13
Hounslow	—	—	—	—	—
Kingston-upon-Thames	—	—	—	3	1
Merton	—	—	—	—	—
Newham	1	—	—	—	—
Redbridge	2	—	—	1	4
Richmond upon Thames	—	—	—	1	3
Sutton	3	—	16	1	1
Waltham Forest	—	—	—	—	10

Total Metropolitan Police	15	2	19	12	113

Total Greater London	15	2	19	12	113

Vehicle Recovery Costs

Lynne Featherstone: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many vehicles were recovered by police forces in each of the last 10 years; and at what cost; and if he will make a statement. [4612]

Hazel Blears: Information on stolen vehicles recovered ceased to be collected from 2001–02. Prior to that date the available figures were published annually in chapter 2 of the Command Paper Criminal Statistics, England and Wales". Copies of the all the relevant publications are available in the Library.

Information is not collected centrally on the cost of recovery of stolen vehicles.

Victim Support National Office

Chris Grayling: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment he has made of the paper approved by the National Council of Victim Support in March on an external review of the role, scope and location of the Victim Support National Office; and if he will make a statement. [2699]

Fiona Mactaggart: The Home Office has no formal seat on Victim Support's National Council; and has not therefore conducted an assessment of the paper submitted to the organisation's National Council.

As a condition of grant in aid the Home Office requires Victim Support to have a management and organisational structure capable of delivering Criminal Justice System objectives effectively, economically and efficiently. The Home Office expects Victim Support to maximise the use of staff skills, volunteers' skills and other resources and to deliver good value for money.

Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act

Vera Baird: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) when he will publish the research carried out by London Metropolitan University into section 41 of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999; [733]

(2) what audit is carried out by his Department of the applications made to admit previous sexual history in rape trials. [591]

Paul Goggins: Provisions on the admission of evidence and questioning relating to previous sexual history in criminal proceedings are set out in sections 41 to 43 of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999. The Home Office commissioned London Metropolitan University to carry out during 2003–04 research on the working of these provisions. The findings of this research are due to be published this autumn. Although the statistical data requested are not identifiable within the data regularly collected centrally, this research study is expected to provide some information on the proportion of rape trials in which applications to admit previous sexual history evidence are made and the success rate of applications.

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