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Written question asked by Matt Western (Labour) on Friday, 20 January 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 24 January 2023. It was answered by Chris Philp (Conservative) on Monday, 30 January 2023 on behalf of the Home Office.


Safety Belts: Fines

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were fined for not wearing seatbelts in the last 12 months.

Answer

The Home Office collects and publishes data on fixed penalty notices and other outcomes resulting from motoring offences, including seatbelt offences. The latest data cover the calendar year ending 31 December 2021, and are available here: Police powers and procedures: Other PACE powers, England and Wales, year ending 31 March 2022 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Data on fixed penalty notices issued for seat belt offences by year are published in table FPN_03 of the accompanying data tables.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
128692
Session
2022-23
Subjects
Fines Safety belts
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk