Question follow-through · 107434

Dangerous Driving: Driving Licences

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what (a) proportion and (b) number of people imprisoned for death by careless driving obtain a driving licence within five years after release.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
21 Jan 2026
Target answer date
26 Jan 2026
Answer
26 Jan 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 21 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what (a) proportion and (b) number of people imprisoned for death by careless driving obtain a driving licence within five years after release.

  2. 26 Jan 2026

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  3. 26 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    The information requested is not held. The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency is not informed when an individual is released from prison, and endorsements ordered upon conviction by the courts for the offences of causing death by careless driving or caus...

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