FOI 15966
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: HRC0015966/26
I write in connection with your request for information which was received on 23rd June 2026. Please find below the response to your request:
- Please provide the total monetary value (£) of all fines and fixed penalty notices issued for offences involving a child passenger not being properly restrained in a vehicle (including no seatbelt or no appropriate child car seat) in each of the calendar years 2023, 2024 and 2025.
Reply
West Mercia Police hold the following information in relation to your request.
For each year, the disposals are as follows:
|
Year |
course attended |
fixed penalty accepted |
sent to court |
|
2023 |
19 |
12 |
0 |
|
2024 |
12 |
12 |
1 |
|
2025 |
18 |
18 |
3 |
The Your Belt Yor Life course (YBYL) has a cost recovery to police force of £39.
2023: £741
2024: £468
2025: £702
The fixed penalty of £100 is paid to the courts – HMCTS