Cumbria Local Area Agreement
NI 47 Delivery Plan
(including reference to the legacy indicatorSI 14: The total number of KSIs in which a driver aged 16-20 was involved)
Author: Chris Broadbent
Road Safety Coordinator
Cumbria Road Safety Partnership
November 2008
Amended April 2009 to refer to SI 14
CUMBRIA LOCAL AREA AGREEMENT 2008-2011 –NI 47 DELIVERY PLAN
This delivery plan explains the process that the partners within the Cumbria Road Safety Partnership (CRSP) have agreed to adopt in order to deliver the following indicator in the 2008-11 Local Area Agreement.
There are two key points to delivery that are critical to reaching the targets, these are:
1. The CRSP divides Cumbria in to 3 geographical areas for the purposes of the management of local KSI reduction for which the CRASH (Casualty Reduction and Safer Highways) North, West and South groups are responsible aided by three functional groups.
The functional groups deal with the areas of Research/Information, Education/Training and Publicity.
2. The CRSP group will produce an action plan each financial year that details how the targets are to be achieved which will be tailored to each CRASH group.
It is then the responsibility of the CRASH groups to oversee their action plans and the CRASH chairs to report progress against targets at each CRSP group meeting.
Theaction plan will be recorded in the Annual Road Safety Statement that is produced by the CRSP.
Outcome:
Improved Road Safety
Indicators and targets:
Indicator / Baseline / Target 08/09 (2008) / Target 09/10 / Target 10/11 / Lead Thematic Partnership / Lead partner org/officerNI 47 Number of people killed or seriously injured (KSI) in road traffic collisions.
Interim calendar year targets for the Partnership
Interim calendar year targets for each CRASH group
North
South
West / Refer to section 1. / 326 as a
3 yr rolling average
315
118
112
85 / 315 as a
3 yr rolling average
310
116
110
84 / 310 as a
3 yr rolling average
305
114
108
83 / PLATH / CRSP:
Rob Terwey
Chris Broadbent
Responsible CRASH chairs
Paul Smith
Andy Towler
Gary Slater
Explanation of the targets
The targets within the local area agreement are 3 year rolling averages for the 2008, 2009 and 2010calendar years. These imply the interim calendar year targets tabulated at the start of the agreement.The interim calendar year targets may therefore need to be adjusted each year to reflect the performance of the previous year.
The method used by the CRSP to apportion targets to the CRASH groups is explained in section 1.
Young Drivers (16-25 age group) are a target group on which the CRSP focuses a large amount of its resources each year, within which the 16-20 age group receive particular attention. The NI 47 delivery plan and a delivery plan for SI 14 would have a common aim and a separate plan for SI 14 is therefore not considered necessary.
Indicator / Baseline / Target / Lead Thematic Partnership / Lead partner org/officerSI The number of KSIs in which a driver aged 16/20 was involved
Stretched target / This is based upon the averagefor calendar years 2001 to 2005, which was 89 / To hold the number of KSIs to a 5 year rolling average of 89 for calendar years 2007, 2008 and 2009.
To achieve a figure of no greater than 85 for the average of the simple totals for 2007, 2008 and 2009 / PLATH / CRSP:
Rob Terwey
Chris Broadbent
1. Background – story behind the baselines and understanding the challenge
The DFT Tomorrows Roads Safer for everyone initiative of 2000 imposed on all County and Unitary authorities a target to reduce all KSIs by 40% by the end of the 2010 calendar year with respect to a baseline.
The baseline was the average of the All KSI total for the calendar years 1994 to 1998 inclusive, this baseline was established as being 555 for Cumbria, the ultimate target for the end of 2010 was therefore 333.
In order to monitor performance, the County set itself annual interim targets based upon a linear projection from 555 to 333 over the ten year period to which the 2010 target applied.
In 2004 the Cumbria Road Safety Partnership was established and their integrated and intelligence led way of working, has witnessed an acceleration of KSI reduction since its formation.
The County has seen a year on year reduction in KSIs since 2000 and at the end of the 2007 it was able to announce that it had, as verified by the DfT, exceeded the 2010 target with a total of 319.
Year / Fatalities / Seriously injured / KSI2000 / 56 / 437 / 493
2001 / 49 / 438 / 487
2002 / 49 / 434 / 483
2003 / 53 / 393 / 446
2004 / 57 / 377 / 434
2005 / 45 / 382 / 427
2006 / 59 / 285 / 344
2007 / 45 / 274 / 319
The national indicator set includes“All KSIs” as an indicator and its inclusion in the LAA for Cumbria and the exceeding the 2010 target led to the negotiation of new targets.
These targets provide a tough newchallenge for the Cumbria Road Safety Partnership until the end of the 2010 calendar year.
The CRSP apportions the County wide target each year amongst the CRASH groups.
The CRASH groups apportion the County wide targets in the same ratios that applied when the 94/98 All KSI baseline was calculated i.e. the ratio of the average All KSI over 94 to 98 inclusive for the given CRASH boundary to the average All KSI county total over 94 to 98 inclusive.
These being CRASH North 37.4%, CRASH West 27.1% and CRASH South 35.5% which implies the following targets areset for the CRASH groups until 2010.
2008 / 2009 / 2010CRASH NORTH / 118 / 116 / 114
CRASH WEST / 85 / 84 / 83
CRASH SOUTH / 112 / 110 / 108
Interim targets for the Partnership / 315 / 310 / 305
2. Partners with a role to play:
The Cumbria Road Safety Partnershipis the lead organisation for this outcome and agrees to take responsibility for completing this delivery plan, ensuring successful implementation, and updating the actions and resources section when required. The following partners are signed up to the targets and agree to contribute to the production and implementation of the supporting delivery plan.
Cumbria County Council (which includes the Fire and Rescue Service)
The Highways Agency
The Cumbria Constabulary
The Executive of the CRSP holds the view that these are the partners with responsibility for road safety and that their partnership consists of these three partners and stakeholders.
The stakeholders are defined as “any other organisation, group or charity that has an interest in road safety that can help”, this includes service providers and community groups, the main stakeholders are:
The Cumbria Safety Camera Unit
Capita Symmonds
Cumbria Highways
The Primary Care Trust
Young Cumbria
and includes the following to a lesser degree:
BRAKE
IAM
The Chamber of Commerce
The Freight Transport Association
There are 4 levels of liaison within the partnership to which the partners and stakeholders make a contribution to varying degrees, these being:
The CRSP Executive -who are responsible for Road Safety Strategy.
The CRSP Group – who are responsible for agreeing policy, action plans and for performance monitoring.
The CRASH groups – who are responsible for tactical assessment and overseeing the action plan in their area.
The functional groups –who are responsible for Research/Information, Education/Training and Publicity.
The operation of the functional groups is explained in their respective protocols.
The CRASH groups currently operate by:
1. Identifying their priorities that will maximise KSI reduction.
2. Overseeing intelligence led enforcement operations using the ACPO National Intelligence Model assisted by the Research/Information group.
3. Requesting actions from the functional groups as necessary.
4. Dealing with complaints/concerns and identifying local road safety initiatives of an engineering nature outside of the Engineering Safety Studies process.
3. Option Appraisal – what works?
Whilst the CRSP has no doubts that partnership working has helped to reduce the ALL KSI figure since 2000 they are less clear of the singular activity that has made the largest contribution to this achievement.
The CRSP however considers that the vast majority of KSIs result from bad driving and human error and it is this area which needs to increasingly be the focus of a large percentage of their resources through Education and Training.
It is the responsibility of the road safety coordinator to the partnershipto liaise with the CRASH groups and other partnerships nationwide in order to identify those measures which have a clear effect on KSI reduction and bring these to the attention of the CRSP Group meetings.
4. Actions and Resources
Partners to this delivery plan will undertake the following activities toward delivery of the outcome and targets until April 2009.
Action / Contribution to NI 47 target / By whom / By when / Coverage1. RAT training will be delivered to a range of groups and also linked to the pass plus plus scheme / Major / Justin Johnston
Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service / April 2009 / Every secondary school each year.
2. The First Gear youth work program will be targeted at suitable pre learner and young drivers. / Major / Jonathan Smith
CumbriaCounty Council / April 2009 / SLA between CCC and Young Cumbria
3. The Pass Plus Plus scheme will be made available to 17-20 year olds / Major / Jonathan Smith
Cumbria County Council / April 2009 / Using registered driving instructors to a set budget.
4. Infant pedestrian training will be delivered in schools across Cumbria / Major / Rob Lewis
Capita Symmonds / April 2009 / SLA between CCC and Capita
5. Junior Cycle training will be delivered in schools across Cumbria / Major / Rob Lewis
Capita Symmonds / April 2009 / SLA between CCC and Capita
6. Bike Safe training will be provided to motorcyclists / Major / Paul Owen
Cumbria Constabulary / April 2009 / Approximately 100 across Cumbria.
7. The driver improvement scheme will be delivered / Major / Paul Duhig
Cumbria Constabulary / April 2009 / TBC
8. The speed awareness training scheme will be introduced in December 2008. / Major / Paul Duhiig
Cumbria Constabulary / April 2009 / TBC
9. Proactive and reactive law enforcement operations will take place / Major / Paul Duhig
Cumbria Constabulary / April 2009 / Those of the Roads Policing Unit
10. Safety Camera vans will be placed to assist casualty reduction. / Major / Cumbria Safety Camera Unit Manager / As per the Unit business plan
11. Engineering Safety Studies and implementation works will be carried out. / Major / Rob Lewis
Capita Symmonds / April 2009 / SLA between CCC and Capita
12. Road user training will be delivered through the provision of Driver Information Programmes / Major / Bob Baldwin
Highways Agency / April 2009 / TBC
13. Community engagement will take place by Road Safety Officers / Major / Rob Lewis
Capita Symmonds / April 2009 / SLA between CCC and Capita
14. The Better Ways to school programme will provide healthy and safe routes to school. / Major / Jonathan Smith
Cumbria County Council / April 2009 / SLA between CCC and Capita
Activities that make a significant but indirect contribution (i.e. where big changes in activity might be relevant to the outcome)
15 .The Partners will continue to support via the CRASH groups national Department for Transport THINK! Campaigns and BRAKE Road Safety Weeks / Minor / All / April 2009 / N/A
‘Cross-cutting’ activities (outside the normal remit of the partnership but which have a key role in particular initiatives)
16. The Road Safety Coordinator will regularly attend the Cumbria Risk Taking Behaviour Partnership and advise the CRSP Group of their work and assistance that they may be able to provide. / Minor / Road Safety Coordinator / April 2009 / N/A
17. Public opinion surveys of road safety issues will be carried out on a quarterly basis and the findings made use of. / Minor / Kevin Tea
Cumbria Safety Camera Unit / April 2009
Financial Resources 2008/2009
a. CumbriaCountyCouncil
Will provide £2.608 million which consists of a £150K DfT Cycle training grant, £1063K DfT road safety grant, £34K funding from the local area agreement and £1361K Council funded.
CumbriaFire and Rescue Service
The Fire Service estimate their contribution to road safety based upon the provision of RAT, specialist equipment maintained primarily for RTC response and staff time (attending incidents) at approx £750,000 per annum.
b. Highways Agency
TBC
c. Cumbria Constabulary
TBC
Safety Camera Unit
£1.063 million funded by the road safety grant.
Obtaining grantfunding
It is the responsibility of the road safety coordinator to the partnership to identify available grants and ensure that opportunities for funding are not lost.
5. Risks
A summary of the key risks to the achievement of the targets, and what partners will do to manage these risks
Likelihood / 65
4 / e
3 / d / b
2 / a, f
1 / c
1 / 2 / 3 / 4
Severity
Those risks that have a risk score of greater that 15 i.e. severity score X likelihood score (in the red zone) must detail the controls in place to reduce them to an acceptable level (less than 15).
Risk Analysis
No / Risk / Likelihood / Severitya / CRASH groups disbanding / 2 / 4
b / Funding reductions / 3 / 4
c / Termination of the Cumbria Safety Camera Unit / 1 / 4
d / Partial delivery of the RAT training programme / 3 / 3
e / Poor take up of the Pass Plus Plus scheme / 4 / 3
f / Poor targeting of resources / 2 / 4
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(Any risks in the red sector should have an action plan to mitigate the risk.)