Nottinghamshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner Caroline Henry has been banned from driving for six months, handed a fine totalling £2,450 and 15 penalty points on her driving licence. The 52-year-old, appearing before Nottingham Magistrates' Court this morning (Monday, July 18), teared up at times as her lawyer pleaded exceptional hardship so Henry could keep her licence.
But District Judge Leo Pyle disagreed and slapped the six-month ban on her case after she previously pleaded guilty to five speeding offences in the space of just four months. Mrs Henry, 52, of Orchil Street, Giltbrook, was elected as a Conservative commissioner in May 2021 and is responsible for holding Nottinghamshire Police to account and overseeing its spending.
The court heard more about Henry's children and how they rely heavily on her. She has to travel to Beeston and Salisbury for them and the court was told why these trips could not be done by public transport.
