Transcript Police Enforcement of drink driving in the UK, National

Police Enforcement of Drink
Driving in the UK
DCC Tim Madgwick
North Yorkshire Police
Background
• NPCC commitment to significantly
increase detection of offences for
drink and drug driving
• Changes to drug drive legislation in
March 2015
• Changes to drink drive statutory
option legislation in April 2015
Routine Enforcement and Seasonal
Campaigns
• Routine enforcement of drink and drug drivers throughout the year
• Seasonal campaigns in both June and December each year
• Most recent seasonal campaign – Summer 2015 – excluding Scotland
UK Drink Drive Enforcement Levels
Level of Alcohol
England, Wales and
Northern Ireland
Scotland
Micrograms per 100
millilitres of breath
35
22
Milligrams per 100
millilitres of blood
80
50
Milligrams per 100
millilitres of urine
107
67
Summer 2015 Campaign - Key Results
• Yorkshire / Humber region recorded highest
breath test failure rate
• Welsh regions recorded lowest failure rate
Summer 2015 Campaign - Key Results
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60096 breath tests during June 2015
5085 of those were positive, refusal or fail to provide
3826 male, 772 female, 1061 gender not recorded
682 under 25 years of age, 2593 over 25, 1810 unknown
Summer Campaigns 2012 - 2015
Over 4 years
Last 12
months
2012
2013
2014
2015
% diff +/-
% diff +/-
Total breath
tests
administered
83,224
100,892
63,688
60,096
-27.79
-5.63
Total +ve,
failed or
refused
4,857
5,170
4,108
5,085
+4.69
+20.11
% of total
that were
+ve, failed or
refused
5.84%
5.12%
6.45%
8.46%
Police Scotland – Initial Findings
• Real behaviour change
• Prior to change, Police Scotland were catching an average of 106 drink
drivers / week
• Now down to average of 80 / week
• Stopping more drivers than ever before – more than 20,000 / month
Considerations For The Future
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Roadside evidential breath testing instruments
Lower drink drive limit in the UK, alongside Scotland?
Random breath testing and drug testing?
Greater range of partnership working with healthcare providers and
others
• Improved Public Transport
Any Questions?