FOI/202400412516 · FOI · unclear
Road Traffic Offenders Act (1988) conviction statistics: FOI release
Information requested
The number of individuals convicted under sections 4, 5, 5A, and 7 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 since 2019 to 2023.
Response
Proceedings and convictions statistics are featured in the Criminal Proceedings in Scotland bulletin.
While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance the Scottish Government does not have some of the information you have requested. The data are available by financial year with the most recent data for 2021-22. We cannot provide data by calendar year or any data covering 2023. This is a formal notice under section 17(1) of FOISA that the Scottish Government does not have some of the information you have requested.
The answer to your question is provided in the table below:
Number of people convicted under sections 4, 5, 5A, and 7 of the Road Traffic Act 1988, where main charge, 2018-19 to 2021-22.
2018‐19 2019‐20 2020‐21 2021‐22 ROAD TRAFFIC ACT 1988 SECTION 4 349 348 172 316 ROAD TRAFFIC ACT 1988 SECTION 5 2,757 2,639 1,643 2,245 ROAD TRAFFIC ACT 1988 SECTION 5A ‐ 4 125 570 ROAD TRAFFIC ACT 1988 SECTION 7 404 368 232 370 Total 3,510 3,359 2,172 3,501
Source: Scottish Government Criminal Proceedings database.
Where a person is proceeded against for more than one crime or offence in a single proceeding, only the main charge is counted. The main charge is the one receiving the most severe penalty (or disposal) if one or more charges are proved, and is identified using a look-up table which ranks the disposal types in order of severity.
Please note that data for 2020-21 and 2021-22 are affected by the pandemic, subsequent court closures, reduced court capacity due to physical distancing measures and delays to cases where key participants were forced to self-isolate after testing positive for COVID-19, and should not be considered indicative of long term trends.
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This is a formal notice under section 17(1) of FOISA that the Scottish Government does not have some of the information you have requested. 2018‐19 2019‐20 2020‐21 2021‐22 ROAD TRAFFIC ACT 1988 SECTION 4 349 348 172 316 ROAD TRAFFIC ACT 1988 SECTION 5 2,757 2,639 1,643 2,245 ROAD TRAFFIC ACT 1988 SECTION 5A ‐ 4 125 570 ROAD TRAFFIC ACT 1988 SECTION 7 404 368 232 370 Total 3,510 3,359 2,172 3,501 Source: Scottish Government Criminal Proceedings database.
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