The House of Commons Petitions Committee has scheduled a debate in Westminster Hall on the motion “That this House has considered e-petition 236952 relating to "Violet-Grace’s Law - Life sentences for Death by Dangerous Driving” on Monday 8 July at 4.30pm. Helen Jones MP, the Chair of the Committee, will open the debate.
"Violet-Grace’s Law" - Life sentences for Death by Dangerous Driving (3 MB , PDF)
Petition
Violet-Grace’s Law – Life sentences for Death by Dangerous Driving [text of petition and Government response]
Parliamentary material
Dangerous Driving: Sentencing:Written question, House of Commons, 25 June 2019 [when will the Government bring forward legislation increase the penalty for death by dangerous driving?]
All Parliamentary proceedings on this issue 2016-2019
Press articles
National news on this issue 2017- [Intranet link]
Press releases
Victims families’ anger at delayed introduction of tougher sentences for killer drivers, Brake, 15 June 2018
Police action prior to the tragic death of Violet-Grace Youens completely appropriate, Independent Police Complaints Commission, 11 December 2017
Huge response to dangerous driving proposals, Ministry of Justice, 2 February 2017
Killer drivers to face life sentences, Ministry of Justice, 5 December 2016
Further reading
Driving offences, Crown Prosecution Service, Accessed 13 June 2019
Careless and Dangerous Driving enforcement, RoadPeace, April 2019
Causing death by driving offences: Literature review, Dr Rachel McPherson and Professor Cyrus Tata, Centre for Law, Crime & Justice, The Law School, Strathclyde University, September 2018 [Literature review prepared for the Scottish Sentencing Council]
Response to the consultation on driving offences and penalties relating to causing death or serious injury, Ministry of Justice, October 2017
Driving offences and penalties relating to causing death or serious injury, Ministry of Justice, December 2016
Death and injury charges , Brake, August 2016
Criminal Liability for Serious Traffic Offences: Essays on Causing Death, Injury and Danger in Traffic. Van Dijk, A. & Wolswijk, H. (eds.). The Hague: Eleven International Publishing, (Governance & recht; vol. 11). 2015
"Violet-Grace’s Law" - Life sentences for Death by Dangerous Driving (3 MB , PDF)
There will be a debate on International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and Girls in Westminster Hall on 1 December 2022 at 15:00. This debate will be led by Jackie Doyle-Price MP.
The National Security Bill 2022-23 was introduced in the House of Commons on 11 May 2022. It would replace existing counter-espionage laws with a comprehensive framework for countering hostile state activity analogous to the counter-terrorism framework established since 2000. It would also limit the availability of civil legal aid and damages to those connected with terrorist activity.
The National Security Bill is due to have its remaining stages on 16 November. This paper analyses the amendments made to the Bill in Committee and the main areas of debate so far.
