1. How many fixed penalty tickets issued for retail theft (DA12) were issued in the 07-08 financial year?

2. Of the tickets issued in relation to Q.1 how many were paid within the statutory time limit before the fines were transferred to a local court for collection?

1. How many fixed penalty tickets issued for retail theft (DA12) were issued in the 07-08 financial year?

1054 PND's (Penalty Notices for Disorder - DA12) were issued for retail theft, in the 07/08 financial year.

2. Of the tickets issued in relation to Q.1 how many were paid within the statutory time limit before the fines were transferred to a local court for collection?

428 of the tickets issued were paid within the 21 days.


Please note that Police Forces in the United Kingdom are routinely required to provide statistics to government bodies and the recording criteria is set nationally. However, the systems used for recording the figures are not generic, nor are the procedures used locally in capturing the data. It should be noted that for these reasons the figures given relate to information from the specific recording system of the Avon and Somerset Constabulary and should not be used for comparison purposes with any other response you receive