Decision details

To consider risk assessment of all School Crossing Patrol sites with potential implications for a reduced service.

      i.        that it be agreed not to proceed with the proposed withdrawal of School Crossing Patrol officers at this time;

    ii.        that the Director of Environment & Neighbourhood Services, together with the Director of Children & Families, undertake a detailed consultation with schools, including governors, encouraging them to contribute voluntarily to the costs of the service and further promoting the importance of road safety education in schools;

   iii.        that the risk evaluation matrix, as set out in Section 4.2, based on rates of vehicular and pedestrian traffic flows, additional risk factors and evaluation of mitigation, and the safety ranking of sites implied by that matrix, be adopted;

   iv.        that this matrix be used to prioritise the deployment of school crossing patrol officers at such time when there is natural turnover of staff within the service, ensuring that sites with a higher risk assessment (with an adjusted score greater than 1x10⁶) are prioritised for cover;

    v.        that the prioritisation of risk mitigation measures at school crossing patrol sites, particularly the introduction of speed reduction interventions and controlled crossings that will continue to reduce the adjusted risk scores of sites, be noted.

Staff, schools, the public