United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 26258
Road Traffic Offences: Sentencing
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23 January 2025
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29 January 2025 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to bring forward legislative proposals to increase the maximum sentence for (a) failing to stop at and (b) report a road accident, known as hit and run accidents, from six months to ten years.
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23 January 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to bring forward legislative proposals to increase the maximum sentence for (a) failing to stop at and (b) report a road accident, known as hit and run accidents, from six months to ten years.
Source: Commons
29 January 2025
Answer
This Government takes road safety seriously, and we are committed to reducing the numbers of those killed and injured on our roads. We are currently considering policy options, including possible changes to motoring offences.
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-01-23/26258
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1758456
- uk · wq-1758456 · source updated 29 January 2025