Drivers responsible for the most serious speeding offences are set to face harsher penalties under new sentencing guidelines for magistrates.
The court can consider further adjustment for any aggravating or mitigating factors and identify whether any combination of these, or other relevant factors, should result in an upward or downward adjustment.
The maximum fines allowed by law remain the same, so speeding drivers cannot be fined more than £1,000 unless the offence takes place on a motorway, where the limit is £2,500.

Community Safety

This consultation has been created by the Community Safety Team at Rutland County Council, in partnership with the Local Police, Fire Service and other members of the Safer Rutland Partnership. We would like to give the people of Rutland the opportunity to tell us how they feel about Community Safety in their community, so that we can have a better understanding on the local issues and needs. The information that you provide will be considered during future development and delivery of our services and help to shape the priorities for the Partnership’s 2017-2020 Strategy Plan.
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Will Ryan (Police, Enquiry Officer, Rutland)

All bank customers should be on the lookout for a new sophisticated fraud that involves fraudsters sending fake bank letters. 

The convincing letters being sent are a replica template from Lloyds, but any bank could be targeted, and include their logo, address and signature from a customer service representative.
The letter tells recipients that there have been some “unusual transactions” on their personal account and asks them to call a number highlighted in bold to confirm they are genuine.
When victims call the number, an automated welcome message is played and the caller is asked to enter their card number, account number and sort code followed by their date of birth.Victims are then instructed to enter the first and last digit of their security number.
The fraud was spotted by the Daily Telegraph who was alerted to it by a reader who had three identical letters sent to an office address. On separate occasions the Daily Telegraph ran some tests using fake details and were passed to fraudsters who claimed to be from a Lloyds contact centre. The bank has confirmed that the phone number and letters are fake.
The letters are essentially a sophisticated phishing attempt and serves as a warning to consumers to question written correspondence from their banks.

If you are ever suspicious about correspondence from your bank you should call the customer serviced number on the back of their card.
To report a fraud and cyber crime, call the police on 0300 123 2040 or visit http://www.actionfraud.police.uk/report_fraud