Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 17901
Driving under Influence: Criminal Proceedings
Tabled: 10 July 2026
Answered: 20 July 2026
Question
Mr Will Forster
Liberal Democrat — Woking
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate the Department has made of how many drink and drug driving cases have been thrown out on technicalities, and whether the Department is reviewing this.
Answer
Sarah SackmanThe Ministry of Justice publishes data on prosecutions and related outcomes for a variety of offences, including drink and drug driving, in the Outcomes by Offences data tool, which can be downloaded from the Criminal Justice Statistics landing page here:...
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