Roads: Safety
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what requirements her Department plans to include in the National Work-Related Road Safety Charter in relation to people riding (a) mopeds and (b) motorcycles for work on (i) provisional licences and (ii) Compulsory Basic Training certificates.
Answered by Lilian Greenwood
The Department is committed to developing and piloting a new Work-Related Road Safety Charter that will provide a national framework for improving safety when driving for work.
The content of the Charter is in the early stages of development with further detail, including timings, to be communicated in due course. Initial discussions have been held by officials with a wide range of stakeholders including businesses, trade bodies, public bodies, and road safety organisations. This is only the beginning of the process, and I welcome input from all interested parties.
In relation to riding mopeds and motorcycles for work, the Department also published a consultation on wider motorcycle licensing that closed on 11 May . The consultation was launched with a range of measures designed to support a targeted review of the training, testing and licensing framework for motorcyclists. Officials are now analysing the responses and will publish the outcome of the consultation on GOV.UK.
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