Circulating just now are drafts of policies to reduce the number of people prosecuted currently "for a wide range of offences" that may in future be handled with a caution or other process.
The document contains amongst others Road Traffic Offences - will this lead to better / safer roads or the road to ruin?
Sorry but we have a policy on not allowing direct links to the Times Newspaper.
Having read the link the summary given above sums up the point for discussion well.
Hugo - BR Moderator
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Unfortunately speed cameras don't have the ability to let people off with a caution.. and if they did a whole load of 'Safety Camera Partnership' empires would collapse through lack of funding.. and that of course would be a BAD THING!
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Is this the document referenced in the Times article? www.dca.gov.uk/dept/doinglawdiff_print.pdf
Charlie Falconer's views on how to cut the workload of the courts.
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No B. The one linked to the Times was a table listing how severe each penalty was and what the punishment was.
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The link was to a document that indicated severity of offence and points to be added / taken off before prosecution or warning was given. Ponts off for error of ways and points added for deliberate offence.
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It's a very interesting and enlightening document. It seems that for all but the most serious offences a 'nabbed' first time offender can expect nothing more than chastisement.
Unless of course you throw a fag end on the floor or exceed the speed limit by a couple of mph. Then the fixed penalties apply.
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