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<p>On 5 December 2016 the government launched a consultation on driving offences and
penalties relating to causing death and serious injury. This ran until 1 February
2017 and received over 9,000 responses.</p><p> </p><p>The government response to the
consultation was published on 16 October 2017 and can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/driving-offences-and-penalties-relating-to-causing-death-or-serious-injury.</p><p>
</p><p>The government is committed to making sure that the courts have sufficient
powers to deal with driving offences appropriately and proportionately.</p><p> </p><p>We
will bring forward proposals for changes in the law as soon as parliamentary time
allows. These proposals will take account of, and incorporate, all of government’s
proposals for safer roads, including those arising from the Department of Transport’s
review of cycle safety.</p>
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