The Ministry of Justice publishes information on the number of prosecutions and convictions in England and Wales for the following offences:<\/p>
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13711 - Reckless and dangerous driving by pedal cyclist - Contrary to section 28(1) of the Road Traffic Act 1988 and Schedule 2 of the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>
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13712 - Careless driving by pedal cyclist - Contrary to section 29 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 and Schedule 2 of the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>
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13713 - Pedal cyclist driving under the influence of drink or drugs - Contrary to section 30 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 and Schedule 2 of the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>
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These can be accessed by navigating to the \u2018Prosecutions and convictions\u2019 tab and using the HO Offence Code filter to select the above offences in the Outcomes by Offence data tool<\/a>.<\/p> The police force area filter enables you to select specific areas, in this case, select \u2018Metropolitan\u2019.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) prosecutions and (b) convictions there have been in Greater London for (i) dangerous cycling in contravention of section 28, (ii) careless and inconsiderate cycling in contravention of section 29 and (iii) cycling when under the influence of drink or drugs in contravention of section 30 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 in each of the last three years for which information is available.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1697491", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress he has made on establishment of the residential women\u2019s centre in Swansea.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has made an estimate of the number of proposed new prison places that will be rapid deployment cells.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress his Department has made on establishing a Royal Commission on the criminal justice process.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of girls aged under the age of 15 (a) have been placed in the last 12 months and (b) are expected to be placed within the next 12 months at the Wetherby and Keppel Young Offender Institution.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many qualified legal representatives had completed vulnerable witness training when they registered for the scheme.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department is taking steps to monitor the requirement for qualified legal representatives to undergo vulnerable witness training within six months of registering.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hmpps-annual-digest-april-2020-to-march-2021.<\/a><\/p>