Clause 12 - Power to charge for traffic officer services provided on request
Traffic Management Bill
5:45 pm
Mr David Jamieson (Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Transport; Plymouth, Devonport, Labour)
The simple answer is that the services supplied to the person for a special event such as a concert would be provided to them as the event organiser. Traffic officers would operate as the police do now—the police may also charge for a special event—and would be involved only on the highway
and in matters relating to the throughput of traffic on the highway.
The clause should be welcomed as it benefits the organisers of large events, who have no commercial interest in chaos outside their events because people will either turn away or not come back the next time. It is in their commercial interest to ensure that roads are clear and that traffic flows properly. The clause provides for negotiation and for traffic officers to make a charge for the services that they provide on the motorway or trunk road network.
Question put, That the clause stand part of the Bill:—
The Committee divided: Ayes 7, Noes 4.