Decision details

To request approval of a contribution of £144,400 each year in 2019/20; 2020/21 and 2021/22 from Sheffield City Council towards funding the work of South Yorkshire Safer Roads Partnership.

The Cabinet Member is asked to:

1.    Approve a contribution of £144,400 each year in 2019/20; 2020/21 and 2021/22 from Sheffield City Council towards funding the work of South Yorkshire Safer Roads Partnership in line with this report and;

2.    Delegate authority to Director of Finance and Commercial Services to          enter into such agreement, if necessary under the South Yorkshire Safer Roads Partnership, in line with this report.

The need to maintain an effective county-wide road safety function, which has (though a data-led programme) helped us to achieve our safer roads objectives, monitored by the number of personal injury accidents.

1.    Due to the Councils current commitment to the South Yorkshire Safer Roads Partnership, no alternative options are currently being considered. 

2.    Closing SYSRP would mean that the Council would be solely reliant upon its existing Road Safety ETP Team.  However, following the withdrawal of funding from Children and Young People’s Service and an unsuccessful move to a traded model, this team only includes 1.6 full time equivalent staff delivering road safety education to Sheffield schools.  This is not considered significant enough, or with the flexibility, to deal with our priorities.  In comparison, the Road Safety ETP Team consisted of 6 full time equivalent staff 5 years ago, it follows that the capacity of this team has reduced by about 75%.