Driving under Influence: Convictions
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been convicted of drink driving offences in the last 12 months.
Answered by Sir Nicholas Dakin
The Ministry of Justice publishes data on the number convicted for drink driving offences at criminal courts in England and Wales in the Outcomes by Offences data tool, that can be downloaded from the Criminal Justice Statistics landing page here: Criminal Justice Statistics.
This can be accessed by navigating to the ‘Prosecutions and convictions’ tab, using the HO Offence Code filter to select the following offences:
80301 - Driving or attempting to drive a motor vehicle whilst unfit through drink or drugs (impairment) (MOT).
80302 - Driving or attempting to drive a motor vehicle while having a breath, urine or blood alcohol concentration in excess of the prescribed limit (MOT).
80303 - Failing without reasonable excuse to provide a specimen for a laboratory test or two specimens for analysis of breath if at the relevant time driving or attempting to drive a motor vehicle (MOT).
80306 - Being in charge of a motor vehicle and failing to provide a specimen for a laboratory test or two specimens for analysis of breath if at the relevant time driving or attempting to drive a motor vehicle (MOT).
80309 - Driving or attempting to drive a motor vehicle whilst unfit through drink or drugs (impairment) - drink (MOT).
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