Question reference: S1W-00226
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 24 June 1999
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Current status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 8 July 1999
Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it intends giving local authorities the power to appoint wardens to enforce speeding limits and collect fines.
Answer
We believe that enforcement of speed limits, including the collection of fines, should remain the responsibility of the police. We do not believe that it would be appropriate to separate speeding offences from the criminal law more widely.