| Description | The following report is an independent evaluation carried out by University of Abertay, Dundee of the pilot for Fixed Penalty Notices (FPNs) for antisocial behaviour being issued by police officers.
The evaluation of the 12-month pilot, found that FPNs had proved successful in Tayside and recommended a national roll out of the scheme. The powers come into force on 13 February 2007, with all forces making use of these by the end of this year.
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| Website Publication Date | February 13, 2007 |
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Alistair Eberst, SIMBIOS, University of Abertay Dundee
Prof Harry Staines, DBS, University of Abertay Dundee
ISBN 978 0 7559 1482 1 (Web only publication)
This document is also available in pdf format (548k)
Contents
1 Executive Summary
1.1 Background to the Evaluation
1.2 Evaluation Methods
1.3 Main Findings
1.4 Recommendations in the event of national roll out.
2 The Fixed Penalty Notice Scheme
3 Key Points
3.1 The List Of Offences Included In The Pilot Scheme
3.2 The number of FPNs issued by offence.
3.3 The number of FPNs paid within the statutory period.
3.4 The number of fines going to fine registration.
3.5 Number of fines paid
3.6 Summary of FPN Processing through Courts
3.7 Time Savings for the Police
3.8 Time Saving for Procurator Fiscal.
3.9 The outcomes for FPN-related offences.
3.10 Number of offenders requesting a hearing instead of payment.
3.11 Disposals Resulting from Requests for Court Hearings.
3.12 Proportion of FPNs issued to offenders who would otherwise have been warned rather than prosecuted.
3.13 Potential Inclusions And Deletions From List Of Offences
3.13.1 Deletions
3.13.2 Inclusions
4 Evaluation
4.1 Purpose of the Evaluation.
4.2 Methods of Data Collection
5 Running the Pilot
5.1 Aims and objectives
5.2 Development of Project Board
5.2.1 Pre-Pilot Activities
5.2.2 Business Benefit Workshop.
5.2.3 IT Procurement.
5.2.4 Training
5.2.5 On-going stakeholder engagement.
6 Operational Guidance for Police officers during the Pilot
6.1 List of Offences
6.2 Brief Description of Circumstances under which the issuing of an FPN is a Suitable Disposal
6.3 Process of issuing an FPN
6.3.1 Street Issue
6.3.2 Custody Issue
6.4 Process if fine is not paid.
7 Number of FPNs issued
7.1 Total number of FPNs by offence
7.2 Distribution in terms of Gender
7.3 Distribution in terms of Age
7.4 Distribution by Locus
7.5 Payment rates for FPNs
7.6 FPNs issued retrospectively
7.7 Payment Rates
7.8 Repeat Offenders
7.9 Fine Collection Process
8 Diversion from Formal Criminal Proceedings
8.1 Savings of Police Time
8.2 Savings of COPFS time
8.3 Net widening.
9 Costs
10 Satisfaction with FPNs/ideas for improvement
10.1 IT Procurement and Implementation
10.1.1 Matching of the NES system with ISCJIS standards
10.1.2 NES system introduction
10.1.3 Subsequent alterations to the system
10.1.4 Work on fine registration information transfer to the District Court
10.1.5 Additional work required relating to the NES application and resources database
10.2 Training
10.3 Project Development
10.4 Operational Police and CTO Support Staff
10.5 Courts and Procurators Fiscal Service
10.6 Operational practice
10.7 Partnership working
11 Implications for National Roll out
12 Recommendations
12.1 Recommendations regarding changes to the list of offences
12.2 Recommendations for the court in terms of fine level and enforcement
12.3 Recommendation for future technology.
12.4 Recommendation for national roll-out.
13 Conclusions
Appendix A: One-to -one interview and focus group Topic Guide
Appendix B: Police officer Survey Document
Appendix C: Police officer Survey Results
Appendix D: List of Abbreviations
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