To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been convicted of causing death by dangerous driving in each of the last five calendar years.
Answered on
14 March 2019
The number of people prosecuted, convicted and given a suspended sentence or immediate custodial sentence for causing death by dangerous driving, and the average custodial sentence length in each of the last five years has been published up to December 2017 and can be found in the ‘Outcomes by offence data tool’, available at the following link: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/733981/outcomes-by-offence-tool-2017-update.xlsx
In the Offence filter, select ‘4.4 Causing Death by Dangerous Driving (MOT)’, and the table will populate with the proceedings and outcomes for this offence by calendar year:
Prosecutions – row 23
Convictions – row 24
Suspended sentences – row 34
Average custodial sentence length – row 54
In the last five years, no offender found guilty of ‘causing death by dangerous driving’ received a 14 year custodial sentence.