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<p>The number of people who have been prosecuted, convicted and given suspended sentences
or immediate custodial sentences for causing serious injury by dangerous driving,
and the average custodial sentence length in each of the last five years has been
published up to December 2017 and can be found in the ‘Outcomes by offence data tool’,
available at the following link: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/733981/outcomes-by-offence-tool-2017-update.xlsx"
target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/733981/outcomes-by-offence-tool-2017-update.xlsx</a></p><p>
</p><p>In the Offence filter, select ‘4.12 Causing serious injury by dangerous driving
(MOT)’, and the table will populate with the proceedings and outcomes for this offence
by calendar year:</p><p>Prosecutions – row 23</p><p>Convictions – row 24</p><p>Suspended
sentences – row 34</p><p>Average custodial sentence length – row 54</p><p> </p><p>In
the last five years, bespoke analysis shows that 3 offenders found guilty of the offence
‘causing serious injury by driving’ received a 5 year custodial sentence; 1 in 2013
and 2 in 2017.</p>
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