Department of Transport

Records in the Department of Transport or correspondence from the Department to other Departments or bodies concerning deliberations and discussions about increasing or decreasing the number of penalty points offences or the number of penalty points for existing offences, and the reasons for such considerations. Records highlighting concern in or from the Department to other departments or bodies about the increasing numbers of drivers being banned due to penalty points and any analysis of the occupations of drivers most likely to be banned or to incur the highest number of points. Records concerning analysis of the current number of banned drivers who are reportedly still on the road.