§ 47. Mr. Leslie Huckfieldasked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will now make a further statement to clarify the responsibility for the supervision and enforcement of drivers' hours regulations for drivers hired through private employment agencies.
§ Mr. PeytonSection 98 of the Transport Act 1968 places this obligation on the "employer". Who the employer is in particular cases may have to be determined by the courts, but the Department's view is that it should, in most cases, be the licensed operator of the vehicle.