ANALYSIS OF RESPONSES TO CONSULTATION ON SCOTLAND'S TRANSPORT -
THE REGULATION OF UTILITY COMPANY ROADWORKS
Louise Walker & Sue Granville
George Street Research
Scottish Executive Office of Chief Researcher
2004
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CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
CHAPTER ONE: BACKGROUND TO THE CONSULTATION
CHAPTER TWO: THE CONSULTATION PROCESS
CHAPTER THREE : EXTENT TO WHICH DISRUPTION FROM UTILITY ROADWORKS IS CAUSING PROBLEMS FOR SCOTLAND'S TRANSPORT NETWORK
3.1 AN OVERVIEW OF PROBLEMS
3.2 THE ALLOCATION OF PROBLEMS TO UTILITY COMPANIES
3.3 GENERAL VIEWS ON THE PROBLEMS UTILITY ROADWORKS CAUSE FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC
3.4 MOST COMMON TYPES OF PROBLEM
3.5 CAUSES OF PROBLEMS
3.6 WAYS IN WHICH THE CURRENT ELECTRONIC NOTIFICATION SYSTEM COULD BE IMPROVED
3.7 KEY THEMES
CHAPTER FOUR : OVERVIEW OF PROPOSALS
4.1 OVERVIEW OF PROPOSALS
4.2 REACTIONS TO PROPOSAL ONE - COMMUNITY PLANNING
4.2.1 WHETHER COMMUNITY PLANNING IS PERCEIVED TO BE AN EFFECTIVE ROUTE FOR ADDRESSING THE ROADWORKS ISSUE
4.2.2 WHETHER FURTHER GUIDANCE ON THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN SCOTLAND ACT WOULD BE USEFUL
4.2.3 WHETHER STRENGTHENING EXISTING NRSWA CODES OF PRACTICE WOULD BE SUFFICIENT TO DEAL WITH THE ROADWORKS ISSUE
4.2.4 VIEWS ON FORWARD PLANS FOR ROADWORKS
4.3 REACTIONS TO PROPOSAL TWO - NEW PRIMARY LEGISLATION
4.3.1 WHETHER NEW PRIMARY LEGISLATION IS REQUIRED
4.3.2 WHETHER EXISTING POWERS UNDER NRSWA ARE UNDERUSED OR COULD BE STRENGTHENED
4.3.3 MOST EFFECTIVE MEANS OF APPLYING CHARGES FOR ROADWORKS
4.3.4 WHETHER ALL NRSWA CODES OF PRACTICE SHOULD BE STATUTORY
4.3.5 TYPES OF SANCTIONS THAT SHOULD BE INTRODUCED FOR NON-COMPLIANCE WITH NRSWA CODES OF PRACTICE
4.3.6 WAYS IN WHICH TRAINING FOR THOSE INVOLVED IN ROADWORKS COULD BE IMPROVED
4.3.7 LIKELY ADVERSE INDIRECT IMPACTS FROM PROPOSAL TWO
4.3.8 WAYS IN WHICH AN INDEPENDENT ARBITRATOR WOULD BE HELPFUL
4.4 PREFERENCES FOR EACH PROPOSAL
CHAPTER FIVE : MEASUREMENT FOR CO-ORDINATION AND QUALITY CONTROL IN ROADWORKS
5.1 REACTIONS TO SUGGESTED PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
5.2 ADDITIONAL PERFORMANCE INDICATORS THAT SHOULD BE IMPOSED
5.3 REPORTING ON PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
CHAPTER SIX : SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER REDUCTIONS IN PROBLEMS CAUSED BY ROADWORKS
CHAPTER SEVEN : DISCUSSION
ANNEX 1 : APPROACH TO ANALYSIS
ANNEX 2 : CONSULTATION PAPER
ANNEX 3 : RESPONDENT LIST
TABLES
TABLE 1 : RESPONDENTS BY CATEGORY
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Thanks go to all respondents who took the time to respond to the consultation. Every reply has been examined thoroughly and every effort made to represent the wide range of views and opinions expressed.
Factual Accuracy
The views presented in this analysis have not been vetted in any way for factual accuracy. The opinions and comments submitted to the consultation may be based on fact or may, indeed, be based on what respondents perceive to be accurate from their perspective, but which others may interpret differently. It is important for the analysis to represent views from all perspectives. The report may, therefore, contain analysis of responses which may be factually inaccurate, but are objective in terms of their reflection of strongly held perceptions.
Document Objective
The intention of this report is to provide an overview of responses to the consultation "Scotland's Transport - The Regulation of Utility Company Roadworks". It does not set out policy recommendations.