Transport written question – answered at on 3 September 2012.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment her Department has made of the likely effect on standards and quality of works of the revocation of the Street Works (Qualifications of Supervisors and Operatives) (England) Regulations 2009.
Proposals to revoke regulations relating to Street Works qualifications were the subject of a recent consultation, which may be viewed on the Department for Transport website at:
http://www.dft.gov.uk/consultations/dft-2012-05/
Published alongside the consultation documentation was an impact assessment which considered a consequential drop in standards of reinstatement and safety at sites very unlikely. My view is that, given the statutory codes of practice regulating safety and reinstatement standards, it is unnecessary to also regulate how individuals choose to equip themselves to meet those standards.
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