Source · Select Committees · Justice Committee
Recommendation 29
29
Not Addressed
Paragraph: 76
For covid-19 related offences a recipient of a fixed penalty notice, who does not pay...
Recommendation
For covid-19 related offences a recipient of a fixed penalty notice, who does not pay the fine within 28 days should be told promptly if a police force decides not to charge. A recipient of a fixed penalty notice should also be told when the limitation period for prosecution will expire.
Government response summary AI-generated
The government response does not address the recommendation, instead discussing the scrutiny of secondary legislation and the challenges of legislating for COVID-19 at an exceptional pace.
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Paragraph Reference:
76
Government Response
Not Addressed
HM Government · verbatim extract
Not Addressed
Where a recipient does not pay their fine, they are sent a second letter from ACRO acknowledging the failure to pay and informing that the Fixed Penalty Notice will be sent to the issuing force. If the force subsequently informs ACRO that they wish to rescind the notice, then ACRO will send the subject a “no further action” letter. As per a previous answer (Recommendation 26, Paragraph 70), around 50% of the notices issued by ACRO do not have an outcome. It is, therefore, likely that some people who should have received a “no further action” letter have not. This data is not collected centrally and therefore is not available at a national level. Notices do not make reference to limitation periods or statutory time limits.
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