1. Please provide a copy of the current policy, guidance, assessment framework, scoring matrix, criteria, or methodology used to assess requests for school pedestrian safety schemes.
Devon County Council (DCC) does not hold the requested information. DCC follows Road Safety Great Britain guidelines for the assessment of school crossing patrols. A copy of these guidelines can be purchased from School Crossing Patrol Service Guidelines.
2. Since 1 January 2020, how many requests, petitions, complaints, councillor enquiries, school representations, or other formal requests relating to school pedestrian safety schemes has the authority received?
Devon County Council does not hold this information.
3. Of the requests identified in Question 2, please provide:
– the number approved;
– the number rejected;
– the number currently under consideration.
Not applicable.
4. Please provide the categories of reasons recorded for rejecting or not progressing requests for school pedestrian safety schemes, together with the number of requests falling within each category where this information is held.
Not applicable.
5. Does the authority’s assessment process explicitly take account of any of the following factors?
– Recorded pedestrian injury collisions – Yes
– Near misses – No
– Perceived danger or community concern – No
– Child pedestrian activity – Yes
– School travel plans – Yes
– Active travel objectives – Yes
– Public health objectives – Yes
– Traffic volumes – Yes
– Vehicle speeds – Yes
6. Please state whether the authority currently operates:
– a School Streets programme;
Yes – information is available on the School Streets pages of the Devon County Council website.
– Any other programme specifically aimed at improving pedestrian safety around schools.
If yes, please provide the name of the programme and any publicly available programme documentation.
Yes – information is available on the Safe Travel – Schools pages of the Devon County Council website.