Decision Maker: Corporate Director of Business and Environmental Services
Decision status: Recommendations approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
That:
i.a transition to double crewed inspections commences from 1
November 2021, including consultation/engagement with Highway
Officers via local management teams
ii.as part of that consultation/engagement, where specific
circumstances might preclude double crewed inspections - including
personal/underlying health conditions - and Highway Officers are in
agreement that single crewed inspections are retained in those
circumstances
iii.where double crewed inspections commence, the Health
In order to ensure the correct balance is
achieved between delivering a resilient service, acknowledging
where we are in the Government’s Covid roadmap, keeping the
highway network as safe as possible through our inspection regime
whilst also maintaining a robust defence against third party claims
but also allowing flexibility to respond to any change in Covid
rates and the resultant impact on the workforce
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Publication date: 05/11/2021
Date of decision: 22/10/2021