Decision details

Purpose of report:  To set out proposals for spending this funding which will be available from the 1st April 2008.

Members are asked to approve the proposal for spending the road safety grant in the financial year 2008/09

Advice of the Advisory Panel

That the Executive Member be advised:

(i)           That the proposal for allocating the additional road safety funding in the 2008/09 financial year, as set out in Annex A of the report, be approved, subject to the inclusion of the Live Now, Drive Later campaign by The Press in the road safety programme.

Decision of the Executive Member

RESOLVED:That the advice of the Advisory Panel be accepted and endorsed.

REASON:The Council has a target to achieve a 45% reduction in killed and serious injury casualties by 2010. The proposal should contribute towards this casualty reduction target and will help to ensure that the Council is successful in securing the road safety grant funding source until 2010/11. The proposal ensures that the grant allocation is spent on road safety behaviour change projects linked to the evidence base.