Speeding NIPs 494/2024
FOI Reference: 494/2024
Request:
1) The total number of Notice of Intended Prosecutions (“NIPs”) for speeding offences issued in the calendar year 2023, broken down by speed limit. Please include all NIPs, regardless of how generated.
2) Of the total number of NIPs above, how many were generated from fixed cameras, also broken down by speed limit.
Clarification Q:
In relation to Question 1, Dyfed-Powys Police do not issue fixed penalty notices. Do you wish to know the number of people stopped by an officer and issued with a Traffic Offence Report? Alternatively do you wish to know the number of people stopped by an officer and issued with a Conditional Offer with a fixed fine and points if applicable?
With regards to Q2, this information is not held by Dyfed-Powys Police. Please contact
Safety Camera Unit
PO Box 95
Treforest
Pontypridd
CF37 9DH
Tel: 01443 660402
(phone line open between 08:00 to 12:00 Monday to Friday only).
Clarification A:
Yes, please supply the number of people stopped by an officer and issued with a Traffic Offence Report? Please include the speed limit, if you are able.
Response:
Section 1 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 places two duties on public authorities. Unless exemptions apply, the first duty at Section 1(1) (a) is to confirm or deny whether the information specified in a request is held. The second duty at Section 1(1) (b) is to disclose information that has been confirmed as being held.
Where exemptions are relied upon Section 17 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 requires Dyfed Powys Police, when refusing to provide such information (because the information is exempt) to provide you the applicant with a notice which: (a) states that fact, (b) specifies the exemption in question and (c) states (if that would not otherwise be apparent) why the exemption applies.
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information you have requested. However, we are withholding the whole of the requested information since we consider that the Section 12(1) exemption the Cost of Compliance exceeds the Appropriate Limit applies to it.
Section 12 (1) – The cost of compliance exceeds the Appropriate Limit
Section 12(1) states: “…Section 1 (1) does not oblige a public authority to comply with a request for information if the authority estimates that the cost of complying with the request would exceed the appropriate limit.”
The cost of providing you with the information requested in respect of your request is above the amount to which we are legally required to respond i.e. the cost of locating and retrieving the information exceeds the “appropriate level” as stated in the Freedom of Information (Fees and Appropriate Limit) Regulations 2004. It is estimated that it would exceed 18 hours (i.e. minimum of 109.7 hours) to comply with this part of your request. The regulations can be located @ www.legislation.hmso.gov.uk/si/si2004/20043244.htm
The Freedom of Information department has been advised that some of the information in respect of your request is not held in an easily retrievable format. In light of this and in order to accurately obtain the information relative to your request for part of the time frame stipulated would involve Dyfed Powys Police accessing and reviewing all Traffic Offence Reports between 13/05/2023-31/12/2023, each record would have to be manually reviewed to ascertain if the offence is a speed related offence.
It has been established that there are a total of 2193 traffic offence cases that cover 13/05/23-31/12/23. It has also been established that it would take a minimum of 3 minutes to review and obtain the information for a single case in respect of your request (as outlined above). The process outlined results in the below time estimate.
2193 cases x 3 minutes = 109.7 hours
Time estimate to complete task = 109.7 hours
In accordance therefore with the Freedom of Information Act 2000, this letter acts as a Refusal Notice for the Whole of this request under Section 17(5) A public authority which, in relation to any request for information, is relying on a claim that section 12 or section 14 applies must, within the time for complying with section 1(1), give the applicant a notice stating that fact. You may wish to refine and resubmit your request so that it reduces the time shown above to fall within the 18 hours, should you require any further advice in relation to this matter please don’t hesitate to contact the Freedom of Information Unit. Please also be advised that should the request be refined, it does not remove the public authorities right to cite exemptions if relevant.
Although excess cost removes the forces obligations under the Freedom of Information Act to provide any further information, as a gesture of goodwill, I have provided information, relative to your request that covers 01/01/2023-12/05/2023 which has been easily retrievable and outlined below. I trust this is helpful, but it does not affect our legal right to rely on the fees regulations for the remainder of your request.
|
Offence |
Amount |
|
20 Limit Actual Speed 47 |
1 |
|
30 Limit Actual Speed 37 |
5 |
|
30 Limit Actual Speed 38 |
7 |
|
30 Limit Actual Speed 39 |
14 |
|
30 Limit Actual Speed 40 |
27 |
|
30 Limit Actual Speed 41 |
19 |
|
30 Limit Actual Speed 42 |
30 |
|
30 Limit Actual Speed 42, No Insurance |
1 |
|
30 Limit Actual Speed 43 |
18 |
|
30 Limit Actual Speed 43, No Insurance |
1 |
|
30 Limit Actual Speed 44 |
12 |
|
30 Limit Actual Speed 45 |
15 |
|
30 Limit Actual Speed 46 |
7 |
|
30 Limit Actual Speed 47 |
8 |
|
30 Limit Actual Speed 48 |
8 |
|
30 Limit Actual Speed 49 |
4 |
|
30 Limit Actual Speed 50 |
4 |
|
30 Limit Actual Speed 51 |
1 |
|
30 Limit Actual Speed 52 |
1 |
|
30 Limit Actual Speed 53 |
1 |
|
30 Limit Actual Speed 55 |
2 |
|
30 Limit Actual Speed 58 |
2 |
|
30 Limit Actual Speed 64 |
1 |
|
40 Limit Actual Speed 48 |
3 |
|
40 Limit Actual Speed 49 |
1 |
|
40 Limit Actual Speed 50 |
3 |
|
40 Limit Actual Speed 51 |
3 |
|
40 Limit Actual Speed 52 |
8 |
|
40 Limit Actual Speed 53 |
6 |
|
40 Limit Actual Speed 54 |
6 |
|
40 Limit Actual Speed 55 |
1 |
|
40 Limit Actual Speed 56 |
4 |
|
40 Limit Actual Speed 57 |
2 |
|
40 Limit Actual Speed 58 |
2 |
|
40 Limit Actual Speed 59 |
1 |
|
40 Limit Actual Speed 60 |
2 |
|
40 Limit Actual Speed 61 |
1 |
|
40 Limit Actual Speed 63 |
1 |
|
50 Limit Actual Speed 73 |
1 |
|
50 Limit Actual Speed 90 COV |
1 |
|
60 Limit Actual Speed 75 |
1 |
|
60 Limit Actual Speed 76 |
1 |
|
60 Limit Actual Speed 77 |
3 |
|
60 Limit Actual Speed 80 |
4 |
|
60 Limit Actual Speed 82 |
2 |
|
60 Limit Actual Speed 83 |
1 |
|
60 Limit Actual Speed 85 |
2 |
|
60 Limit Actual Speed 86 |
1 |
|
60 Limit Actual Speed 89 |
1 |
|
70 Limit Actual Speed 85 |
1 |
|
70 Limit Actual Speed 90 |
1 |
|
Drive other than in accordance (no L plates/supervisor) |
1 |
|
Speeding - exceed 20 mph - Local Order - manned equipment |
1 |
|
Speeding 30 (manned equipment) |
26 |
|
Speeding 30 (manned equipment), Use a handheld mobile phone / device while driving a motor vehicle o |
1 |
|
Speeding 30/36 (manned equipment) |
1 |
|
Speeding 30/43 (manned equipment) |
1 |
|
Speeding 30/55 mph (manned equipment) |
1 |
|
Speeding 38/30 (manned equipment) |
1 |
|
Speeding 39/30 (manned equipment) |
3 |
|
Speeding 40 (manned) |
6 |
|
Speeding 40/30 (manned equipment) |
6 |
|
Speeding 41/30 (manned equipment) |
2 |
|
Speeding 42/30 (manned equipment) |
2 |
|
Speeding 44/30 (manned equipment) |
1 |
|
Speeding 45/30 (manned equipment) |
2 |
|
Speeding 48/30 (manned equipment) |
1 |
|
Speeding 49/40 (manned) |
1 |
|
Speeding 50 |
1 |
|
Speeding 60 single carriageway |
1 |
|
Speeding class of vehicle (manned) Van/Lorry, Drive motor vehicle fail to display front registration |
1 |
|
Total |
313 |
It should be noted that as a result of the systems adopted by Dyfed-Powys Police in relation to the recording of such information that the information released may or may not be accurate.
Furthermore, it should also be noted that Police forces in the United Kingdom are routinely required to provide crime statistics to government bodies and the recording criteria is set nationally. However, the systems used for recording these figures are not generic, nor are the procedures used locally in capturing the crime data. It should be noted that for these reasons this force's response to your questions should not be used for comparison purposes with any other response you may receive.
(This is a response under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and disclosed on 30/05/2024)