Department for Transport written question – answered at on 19 February 2026.
Richard Holden
Shadow Secretary of State for Transport
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department is considering mandating the TechSafe framework as a national safety, competence and assurance framework to support implementation of the Automated Vehicles Act and related vehicle technology regulation.
Simon Lightwood
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
The Department is currently running a public Call for Evidence in support of the regulatory framework for automated vehicles. Responses to this Call for Evidence will inform a public consultation on the proposed regulations later in the year. The Department encourages those with views or evidence on frameworks such as TechSafe to respond to the Call for Evidence.
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