Drink Driving & Court Cases
Reference number:
20100529
Request date:
11/2010
Response date:
24/11/2010 (All day)
Request details:
I have a few questions that I hope you can help me with. I am interested in
cases dismissed because files/evidence were not present in time:
- How many cases were dismissed because the case file was late in being
presented to court
- How many cases were dismissed because at least one file/evidence was
missing
- How many cases were delayed because at least one file/evidence was
(temporarily?) mislaid
- What are the costs to the force when a file /evidence is mislaid or lost?
Time, penalties etc?
Secondly I am interested in the results specific to drink driving:
- How many people when stopped and breathalysed, were indicated as being over the limit?
- How many drink drive motoring offence cases (only under the category of Motoring) were then prepared by your Police force and presented to the CPS?
- Do you have any general feedback from the CPS as to why they decided not to prosecute a drink drive case presented to them - is this permissible under FoI?
Exemptions Applied:
None.
SYP response:
How many cases were dismissed because the case file was late in being
presented to court?
No information held.*
How many cases were dismissed because at least one file/evidence was
Missing?
No information held.*
How many cases were delayed because at least one file/evidence was
(temporarily?) mislaid?
No information held.*
What are the costs to the force when a file /evidence is mislaid or lost? Time, penalties etc?
No information held.*
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How many people when stopped and breathalysed, were indicated as being over the limit? I have taken your question to mean those that failed a breathalyser test at roadside. 2009: 2825 fails 2010: 1226 fails (with the data that our stats department have collected so far, which is from January-August). |
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How many drink drive motoring offence cases (only under the category of Motoring) were then prepared by your Police force and presented to the CPS? Case files are sent, via an interface, to CPS as a result of a positive result from custody. The following shows the number of people charged with over-prescribed limit or failing to provide a sample: 2009: 1747 2010: 1103 (this data has been sourced from 01/01/2010 to 31/10/2010 Please bear in mind that an individual can give a positive result at a roadside test and then once they are taken to custody they are given another test which people have been known to pass. |
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Do you have any general feedback from the CPS as to why they decided not to prosecute a drink drive case presented to them - is this permissible under FoI? |
Cases can be discontinued, for a variety of reasons, but South Yorkshire Police do not hold information on this.*
*Under Section 16 of the FOI Act, ‘Duty to Assist Applicants’ I can refer you to the Crown Prosecution Service’s Freedom of Information department. This can be found at the following link:
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