Decision details

Scrutiny Review of Local Speed Limit Policy

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

To consider and comment on the report of the Place Scrutiny Committee and agree the response to the recommendations of the review.

Decisions:

47.1     The Cabinet considered a report by the Deputy Chief Executive and a report by the Director of Communities, Economy and Transport with observations on the Scrutiny Committee’s report.

 

47.2     It was RESOLVED to:

 

1) Note and welcome the report of the Scrutiny Committee;

 

2) Recommend the County Council to welcome the report of the Scrutiny Committee and to agree the response of the Director of Communities, Economy and Transport to the recommendations and their implementation as set out in the action plan attached as Appendix 1 to the Director’s report.

Reason

47.3     The Scrutiny Review has highlighted the Council’s local speed limit policy and approach to setting speed limits is in line with the current Department for Transport guidance and is broadly similar to the approach taken by other local authorities.

Report author: Martin Jenks

Publication date: 28/01/2025

Date of decision: 28/01/2025

Decided at meeting: 28/01/2025 - Cabinet

Effective from: 04/02/2025

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