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<p>The Road Safety Statement published on 21 December 2015 outlines what the Department
is currently doing to improve road safety. For example, we are currently consulting
on increasing the penalty points and financial penalty for those who commit the offence
of using a mobile phone whilst driving.</p><p> </p><p>We have previously introduced
fixed penalty notices in order to assist the police in dealing more effectively with
careless driving. This would enable more people to be offered rehabilitative education
to combat such behaviour.</p><p> </p><p>Britain is a world leader in road safety,
but we are always striving to improve. For example, from 2 March 2015 it has been
an offence to drive with certain drugs in your body in excess of official limits.
I have provided £1million to further increase enforcement during the THINK! campaign
that commenced on 29 February and will run through March thus coinciding with the
1<sup>st</sup> anniversary of the commencement of the new offence.</p><p> </p><p>Sentencing
and enforcement policy issues are matters for the Ministry of Justice and Home Office
respectively.</p>
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