16 Jul Why I back watchdog’s call for sharper focus on roads policing
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Road safety for me remains one of my key priorities as Gloucestershire's Police & Crime Commissioner.
But a report out this week by HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services (HMICFRS) has said that roads policing in England and Wales has become less important.
HM Inspector of Constabulary Matt Parr said:
“Our inspection suggests that roads policing, despite the number of road deaths plateauing and likely to increase, is seen as less of a priority than it should be.
The report was critical of some of my PCC colleagues who don't include road safety in their police and crime plans or make little reference, that is despite the high number of people still killed on the country’s roads each year.