Provision of information held by Northumbria Police made under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the 'Act')
As you may be aware the purpose of the Act is to allow a general right of access to information held at the time of a request, by a Public Authority (including the Police), subject to certain limitations and exemptions.
You asked:
1. How many drivers in total were convicted of the reckless/dangerous driving offence (DD40) in your force area for the date ranges:
a) 1 March – 31 May 2020
b) 1 June – August 2020 (to date)
c) 1 June – 31 August 2019
2. How many drivers in total were given a fixed penalty notice for speeding in your force area for the date ranges:
a) 1 March – 31 May 2020
b) 1 June – August 2020 (to date)
c) 1 June – 31 August 2019
Note: please could you share the total number of convictions for each date range specified
In Response:
Following receipt of your request, searches were conducted with the Criminal Justice Department and Fixed Penalty Unit of Northumbria Police. I can confirm that the information you have requested is held by Northumbria Police.
As advised in our acknowledgement email this request has been aggregated with your previous request (FOI 1273/20) with regards to time constraints under the Act, as they refer to the same subject area – driving offences.
I am able to disclose the located information to you as follows.
1.
a) 2
b) 15
c) 1
2.
a) 13610
b) 12733
c) 16584
