Road safety and traffic working groups: FOI Review

Information requested

Original request - 202300379470

The following information from the Scottish Government. For the following working groups:

A. Road Safety Operation Partnership Group

B. Motorcycle Safety Group

C. The Parking Standards Advisory Group

D. The Traffic Regulation Order Review Group

1. What was the date of formation of these groups?

2. Who is a member of these group?

3. What is the cost to the Scottish Government of operating these group from the date of formation to 4/10/23?

4. Are any members of these group renumerated, if so what for?

Response

I have now completed my review of our response to your request under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (FOISA) for information on a range of working groups.

I have concluded that the original decision should be confirmed, with modifications.

After reviewing the details associated with the Parking Standards Group it is appropriate that the names of all stakeholders who have been invited to the group be disclosed.

In terms of the local authorities, all 32 authorities have been invited. In relation to the parking industry the stakeholders who have been invited were as follows: Living Streets Scotland, Cycling Scotland, The AA, RAC, Guide Dogs Scotland, Society of Chief Officers of Transportation in Scotland (SCOTS), Road Haulage Association (RHA), Freight Transport Association (FTA), Mobility and Access Committee for Scotland (MACS), Disability Equality Scotland, British Parking Association (BPA), International Parking Community (IPC), Scotland’s Towns Partnership, SESTRANS, HITRANS, Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT), NESTRANS, SWESTRANS, Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (CoSLA), Age Scotland, Scottish Chambers of Commerce, British International Freight Association, Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB), Institute of Advanced Motoring (IAM), Scottish Grocers Federation, Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) UK, Head of Planning Scotland and Inclusion Scotland.

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