Research and analysis

Safer Roads Fund process evaluation

Reports evaluating the Safer Roads Fund.

• From: Department for Transport
• Published: 13 June 2018
• Last updated: 27 November 2025 — See all updates

Documents

Process evaluation of the Safer Roads Fund phase 1 report

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Process evaluation of the Safer Roads Fund phase 2 report

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Details

These reports outline findings from the Safer Roads Fund evaluation.

The phase 1 report concentrates on the early stages of the fund, including the fund’s announcement and application stage. Interviews were conducted with local authorities, particularly those with schemes funded in 2017.

The phase 2 report focuses on local authorities’ understanding and implementation of the safe system to encourage culture change in road safety.

The full research goals are to:

• better understand how the Safer Roads Fund is being administered
• discover how the Safer Roads Fund is encouraging local authorities to adopt safe systems principles

The research was completed by Kantar Public on behalf of the Department for Transport.

Published 13 June 2018

Last updated 27 November 2025 + show all updates

1. 27 November 2025

   Phase 2 report published.

2. 13 June 2018

   First published.