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<p>Data on the number of fixed penalty notices issued by the police for using a handheld
mobile phone while driving in England and Wales in the last five years is set out
below.</p><p>The enforcement of this offence is an operational matter for individual
Chief Officers of police and decisions on the size and composition of a force’s workforce
are for Chief Constables and Police and Crime Commissioners.</p><p>Number of fixed
penalty notices (FPNs) issued by police in England and Wales <sup>(1)</sup> for using
a handheld mobile phone while driving, 2010 <sup>(2)</sup> to 2014:</p><p>Number (thousands)
<strong>England and Wales</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Offence</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Use
of handheld mobile phone while driving</p></td><td><p>124.7</p></td><td><p>123.1</p></td><td><p>92.7</p></td><td><p>52.4</p></td><td><p>29.7</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br
/><p><strong>Source:</strong> Police Powers and Procedures, year ending March 2015,
Home Office</p><p><strong>Notes</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>1. Excludes British
Transport Police</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2. Data for 2010 is not directly comparable
with data from 2011 onwards due to the introduction of the PentiP system which records
FPNs in England and Wales. Data from 2011 onwards is slightly lower that comparative
data from the previous system.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
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