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Written question asked by David Amess (Conservative) on Friday, 5 September 2014, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 10 September 2014 (named day). It was answered by Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 11 September 2014 on behalf of the Home Office.

Cycling: Pedestrian Areas

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) arrests and (b) cautions have been made in each of the last five years relating to cycling on pavements.

Answer

The information requested on arrests is not held centrally by the Home Office.

The number of offenders cautioned for offences of riding on the footway in England and Wales from 2009 to 2013, supplied by the Ministry of Justice, is provided in the table below.

Offenders cautioned for offences relating to cycling on the footway, England and Wales, 2009 to 2013 (2)(3)
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
9 4 - - -
'-' = Nil
(1) An offence under S72 of the Highways Act 1835
(2) The cautions statistics relate to persons for whom these offences were the principal offences for which they were dealt with. When an offender has been cautioned for two or more offences at the same time the principal offence is the more serious offence.
(3) From 1 June 2000 the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 came into force nationally and removed the use of cautions for persons under 18 and replaced them with reprimands and warnings. These figures have been included in the totals.
Source: Justice Statistics Analytical Services - Ministry of Justice.
Ref: 708-14 PQC 208401

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
208401
Session
2014-15
Subjects
Arrests Cycling Police cautions Pedestrian areas Road traffic offences
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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