Community Speed Watch letters sent for speeding 2022 - 2023
13th December 2024
Our Ref: FOI2024/08141
Request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 Ref No: FOI2024/08141
I write in connection with your request for information received on 19th November. I note you seek access to the following information:
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, please could you provide me the following information by email:
1. The total number of speeding letters sent out to speeding motorists as part of the Community Speed Watch program during the years of 2022 and 2023, spanning two full years?
2. During the same period, can you please provide me with the total number of speeding motorists identified that warranted a second letter and please confirm if these letters were sent.
3. During the same period, can you please provide me with the total number of speeding motorists identified that warranted a third letter and please confirm if these letters were sent.
4. Finally, of those that were identified of requiring a third letter during the same period, how many third letters were delivered by hand, by a Police Officer or Special Officer? If hand delivered by other person, please specify?
I am required by the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (The Act) to handle all requests in a manner that is blind to the identity of the requestor. Any information released in response to a request is regarded as being published and therefore, in the public domain without caveat.
Response
Following enquiries with Cambridgeshire Constabulary please see our response below.
- 16,579 letters
- 2,341 – second letters
- 1,286 – third letters
- One letter has been hand delivered by a police officer
The numerical data presented in this response is an un-audited snapshot of un-published data sourced from "live" systems and is subject to the interpretation of the original request by the individual extracting the data.