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WEST MIDLANDS ROAD SAFETY PARTNERSHIP
MISSION STATEMENT
To promote safety for all road users in the West Midlands Metropolitan Area and support the delivery of the West Midlands targets for the reduction in the number and severity of road traffic accident casualties
The West Midlands Road Safety Partnership was formed in April 2007 to act as the principal advisor to the West Midlands Planning and Transportation Sub-Committee on road safety matters.
Key tasks include:
To co-ordniate road safety measures within the West Midlands Metropolitan Area.
Approve the operational case for the deployment of safety cameras in the Metropolitan Area.
Monitor progress towards traffic collisions casualty reduction targets set out in the Local Transport Plan.
Monitor the effectiveness of National Driver Improvement Schemes and other driver training schemes operatiing in the Met Area.
Members of the Road Safety Partnership Board are drawn from representatives of the seven local authorites which make up the West Midlands Metropolitan Area, along with representaives of West Midlands Police Aiuthority, West Midlands Fire and Rescue Authority, Her Majesties Courts Service, West Midlands Strategic Health Authority and the Highways agency.
Current Board Members:
Councillor Tom Ansell – Walsall Metropolotan Borough Council (Chair)
Councillor Roger Horton – Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council (ViceChair)
Councillor Ted Richards – Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
Councillor Tim Huxtable – Birmingham City Council
Councillor John McNicholas – Coventry City Council
Councillor Patrick Harley – Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
Councillor Rita Potter -Wolverhampton City Council
Mr Phil Holmes – West Midlands Police Authority
Councillor Neil Eustace – West Midlands Fire & Rescue Authority
plus representatives from the Highways Agency, and Her Majesty’s Courts Service.
