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Policing the Roads in Partnership
A 5 year Strategy 2015 – 2020
Vision
Working in Partnership for Safe, Secure and Efficient Roads
Our Approach
We are committed to the reduction of collisions leading to road death and
serious injury and combatting organised crime and terrorism through flexible
enforcement based upon intelligence, professional judgement and discretion.
Providing a visible and technological presence on our roads.
Working with partners to enforce against and educate errant drivers to affect
and influence the behaviour of all road users.
National lead for Policing the Roads
Chief Constable Suzette Davenport
I am pleased to introduce our 5 year strategy, “Policing
the Roads in Partnership 2015 – 2020” for England,
Wales and Northern Ireland roads. This strategy sets
out our direction of travel during these challenging
economic times.
This overarching strategy is underpinned by a more detailed annual action plan and
a national calendar of police and partner operations developed to ensure that we
concentrate our collective efforts on those threats and risks that impact disproportionately
on the most vulnerable, including young drivers, cyclists, motorcyclists and pedestrians.
I know that enforcement works and building on the successes of our last strategy I will
be seeking to prioritise enforcement and education on the “fatal 4” offences of drink and
drug driving, the non-wearing of seatbelts, excessive speed and driving whilst distracted.
I accept that no one single agency can deliver the reductions in the numbers of persons
killed and injured that I would like to see, therefore even greater levels of effective
partnership working are necessary to achieve these shared outcomes, this strategy
reflects that approach.
I also acknowledge that criminals use our roads and I am determined to encourage,
enthuse and support the excellent ongoing work to tackle organised crime groups.
This will be achieved utilising patrol and Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) to
disrupt their activities and keep communities safe.
I am proud to be the national policing lead for roads policing and collectively we have
the opportunity to work with so many committed police officers, staff, partners and
Government agencies as I seek to help deliver even safer, more secure and efficient
roads.
Chief Constable Suzette Davenport
National lead for roads policing
Strategic Objective One
Our Policing Principles
Accountability
–
we
are answerable for our
decisions, actions and
omissions
SAFE
Working in partnership to achieve
safe roads, free from harm. We
will work with partners to adopt a
balanced and joined up approach
to enforcement and education
activities
utilising
appropriate
technology to reduce the numbers
of persons killed or seriously injured
on UK roads, especially amongst
vulnerable groups including
younger
people,
cyclists,
motorcyclists and pedestrians.
Strategic
Two
Honesty – Truthful and
trustworthy
Integrity – Doing the
right things
Leadership – We will
lead by good example
Mission
Statement
Objective
SECURE
Fairness – We will treat
people fairly
Working
achieve;
in
partnership
to
Objectivity –
We will make
choices based
on our best
professional
judgement
Safer roads, free from harm
Working
together
Secure roads free from the threat of
to establish
serious crime and terrorism
Openness
secure roads free
– Open and
Efficient roads that promote
from the threat of
public confidence and
transparent in
serious organised
satisfaction
our actions and
crime and terrorism.
decisions
We will continue to
share information
Respect – We will treat
between partners to promote
everyone with respect
joint enforcement and the use of
automatic number plate recognition
Selflessness – We act in
(ANPR) to detect and disrupt those
the public interest
criminals who use the road.
Strategic Objective Three
EFFECTIVE
Through effective, data led patrolling and engagement with
partnerships to deliver a safer and more secure “network road”
approach throughout the UK. Effective policing is an important
and visible element of the Services commitment to protecting
the public.
Strategic Objective Four
EFFICIENT
Working together to promote efficient roads that
promote public confidence and satisfaction
through safety. We will be innovative
and flexible in our approach, using
effective
communications
to
help deliver cost effective
solutions to harm reduction
National Decision Model
that works and enjoys
public support and
legitimacy over the
Gather
Information
next 5 years.
and
Intelligence
Take Action
and Review
what
happened
Identify
Options and
Contingencies
Code
of
Ethics
Assess
Threat and
Risk and
Develop a
Working
Strategy
Consider
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