Police Enforcement Policy and Programmes on European Roads (PEPPER). Workpackage WP2 `Model for an enforcement data collection system and associated pilots', Working paper 5: Availability of information in a representative sample of Member States.

Goal of Working Paper 5 is the description of the availability of data in four EU Member States in the field of enforcement for the target areas of speeding, drink driving and restraint use. Information was gained by interviewing key persons from police forces, justice departments, etc. This availability information will be used to make a selection of variables and indicators suitable for the description of the effectiveness of enforcement actions. The main finding is that each country presents a very unique picture. It was found that a limited amount of information is available and is usually scattered in different departments. The most information was found for speeding but even then less than halve of the wanted information could be found. For restraint use virtually no information could be found. Problems exist regarding the “Public Availability” because of the sensitivity or confidentiality of information. If the issue is not resolved by the end of the information collection time period, the information should be considered unavailable. Cooperation from the board of directors of involved departments is necessary. Furthermore, the need for information registration regarding the type approval of the method and instruments used for automated applications is mentioned. (Author/publisher) For the project website, and other reports, see http://www.vtt.fi/sites/pepper/