Speed Limit Review Report

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A decision made (22/10/2009) regarding: Speed Limit Review Report.

Decision Reference: MD-T-2009-0097
Decision Summary Title :	Speed Limit Review Report		Date of Decision Summary:	20 October 2009
Decision Summary Author:	Director of Transport		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:
Written Report Title :	Speed Limit Review – Report of Working Group		Date of Written Report:	20 October 2009
Written Report Author:	Director of Transport		Written Report : Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public
Subject: Speed Limit Review – Report of Working Group and Summary of Consultation Responses
Decision(s): The Minister: Approved the report of the Working Group (Appendix 1 of attached report) and agreed to forward it to the Greffe for presentation to the States as an ‘R’; Endorsed the Summary of Consultation Responses (Appendix 2 of attached report) and agreed to forward it to the Greffe for presentation to the States as an ‘R’; Decided to await the Law Officers advice before drafting a proposition to amend the current speed limits policy in line with the recommendations of the Working Group; and Approved the purchase of 12 ‘smiley/grumpy’ speed signs from the Community Safety Fund at an estimated maximum cost of £48,000.
Reason(s) for Decision: The Minister supports the recommendations of the Speed Limit Review Working Group which should now be made public. The consultation responses document needs to be widely circulated to ensure anyone who has contributed to the process has the opportunity to see the outcome of the consultation exercise. A proposition to amend the current speed limits policy cannot be lodged until legal advice on whether a “default” Island wide speed limit can be enforced on roads where there is no centre white line. The Community Safety Grants Fund has sufficient monies remaining to fund the purchase of ‘smiley/grumpy’ signs as recommended by the Working Group and this is within the remit of the Fund.
Resource Implications: There are sufficient funds in the Community Safety Grants Fund to purchase the ‘smiley/grumpy’ signs.
Action required: Forward the Speed Limit Review report and the Summary of Consultation Responses to the Greffe for presentation as ‘Rs’. Circulate the Summary of Consultation Responses to those groups and people listed in the Consultation Best Practice document. Arrange for the purchase of 12 ‘smiley/grumpy’ signs.
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