A Bill to amend the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 to increase the maximum sentence for causing death by dangerous driving to life imprisonment; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
12 March 2021
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This bill would raise the maximum sentence for causing death by dangerous driving from the current limit to life imprisonment, by amending the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988. It includes connected provisions to implement the change.
The bill is at its early stage in the Commons, having had its first reading on 21 July 2020; no subsequent stages are listed in the provided information.
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21 Jul 2020
This Bill has been withdrawn and will not progress any further.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
