Written question asked by Greg Knight (Conservative) on Tuesday, 13 July 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 20 July 2004. It was answered by Kim Howells (Labour) on Tuesday, 20 July 2004 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

Dept for Transport

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what monitoring processes are in place to ensure that his Department's guidelines for the operation of camera safety partnerships are observed.

Answer: Mr. Greg Knight: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what monitoring processes are in place to ensure that his Department's guidelines for the operation of camera safety partnerships are observed. [184614] Dr. Howells: The programme rules require the safety camera partnerships' accounts to be audited annually by the audit commission. Partnerships must also provide regular data to the Department on numbers of collisions and casualties. An independent report on the first three years of the operation of the safety camera programme by University College London and PA Consulting Group was published on 15 June, confirming the major reduction in collisions, deaths and casualties achieved at camera sites.

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