Policy paper

Roads reform watchdog: memorandum of understanding

Detail of the responsibilities of the strategic road network watchdog function provided by Transport Focus.

• From: Department for Transport, Highways Agency, and Passenger Focus
• Published: 12 March 2015

This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Documents

Memorandum of understanding between Transport Focus, Highways England and the Department for Transport

PDF, 844 KB, 7 pages

This file may not be suitable for users of assistive technology.

Request an accessible format.

If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email webmasterdft@dft.gov.uk. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use.

Details

A watchdog and monitor for the strategic road network are roles created as part of the government’s roads reform programme.

A rebranded Passenger Focus, Transport Focus, will be responsible for this watchdog function. It will act as a champion for strategic road users, representing their views. This memorandum of understanding gives more detail on these responsibilities. It also explains how government, Transport Focus and Highways England will interact.

Working together, the watchdog and monitor will bring transparency to the performance of the network operator. They will also provide published advice to the Secretary of State for Transport.

Published 12 March 2015