Roads policing and its contribution to road safety - Frank Norbury

During the Lords debate on the Queen’s speech, at the opening of a new session of Parliament, I have often taken the opportunity to question the Minister on the Government’s commitment to road safety in general and to roads policing in particular. [...] It summarises the policy and responsibility framework for policing in the UK, particularly in relation to roads policing and road safety, which is split between the Home Office and the Department for Transport respectively, or the governments of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. [...] 1.2 Purpose and scope of this report The purpose of this report is to explore the relationship between roads policing and road safety, and to consider opportunities to improve the contribution of roads policing to reducing death and injury on the roads. [...] However, whilst this poses significant implications for future demands for roads policing enforcement, the purpose of this report is to explore the existing relationship between roads policing and road safety, and to consider opportunities to improve the contribution of roads policing to reducing death and injury on the roads in the context of the present day. [...] Searches conducted included papers on the theoretical and general relationship between roads policing and road safety, the impact of specific forms of enforcement, the effectiveness of police operations and the effectiveness of a variety of road safety interventions.