1. Police Enforcement of Drink Driving in the UK DCC Tim Madgwick North Yorkshire Police

2. Background NPCC commitment to significantly increase detection of offences for drink and drug driving Changes to drug drive legislation in March 2015 Changes to drink drive statutory option legislation in April 2015

3. Routine Enforcement and Seasonal Campaigns Routine enforcement of drink and drug drivers throughout the year Seasonal campaigns in both June and December each year Most recent seasonal campaign – Summer 2015 – excluding Scotland

4. UK Drink Drive Enforcement Levels Level of AlcoholEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland Scotland Micrograms per 100 millilitres of breath 3522 Milligrams per 100 millilitres of blood 8050 Milligrams per 100 millilitres of urine 10767

5. Summer 2015 Campaign - Key Results Yorkshire / Humber region recorded highest breath test failure rate Welsh regions recorded lowest failure rate

6. Summer 2015 Campaign - Key Results 60096 breath tests during June 2015 5085 of those were positive, refusal or fail to provide 3826 male, 772 female, 1061 gender not recorded 682 under 25 years of age, 2593 over 25, 1810 unknown

7. Summer Campaigns 2012 - 2015 Over 4 yearsLast 12 months 2012201320142015% diff +/- Total breath tests administered 83,224100,89263,68860,096-27.79-5.63 Total +ve, failed or refused 4,8575,1704,1085,085+4.69+20.11 % of total that were +ve, failed or refused 5.84%5.12%6.45%8.46%

8. Police Scotland – Initial Findings Real behaviour change Prior to change, Police Scotland were catching an average of 106 drink drivers / week Now down to average of 80 / week Stopping more drivers than ever before – more than 20,000 / month

9. Considerations For The Future Roadside evidential breath testing instruments Lower drink drive limit in the UK, alongside Scotland? Random breath testing and drug testing? Greater range of partnership working with healthcare providers and others Improved Public Transport

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