Lord Berkeleyasked Her Majesty's Government:
What plans they have to implement the recommendations of the Health and Safety Executive's document Driving at Work published in September 2003, in respect of guidance to employers; and [HL3698]
What resources have been allocated within the relevant government departments to enforce the guidance to employers in the Health and Safety Executive document Driving to Work; and what action they are taking to ensure that the guidance is acted upon. [HL3699]
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Work and Pensions (Baroness Hollis of Heigham)The leafletDriving at Work, which was published by the Department for Transport and the Health and Safety Executive, guides employers on managing sensibly the risks to their employees when driving at work. The document is not a definitive statement of the law; employers may choose whether or not to follow it. Therefore resources have not been allocated for enforcement. Active steps continue to be taken to promote the guidance through, for example, regular contacts with employers by local authority road safety officers.
The Government's policy is more fully set out in the review of its road safety strategy, Tomorrow's roads—safer for everyone, published in April 2004. The review report may be viewed at http://www.dft.gov.uk/ stellent/groups/dft_rdsafety/documents/page/dft_rdsafety_028165.hcsp.