Scotland's Road Safety Framework to 2030

All Safe System work is based on a performance framework, with a hierarchy of targets, and the Scottish model is depicted in the figure below

The new Framework has the Long-term Goal of moving to zero fatalities, as set out in the NTS2 Delivery Plan. and serious injuries in road transport by 2050

On this route to 2050 the Interim Targets to 2030 have been set out as follows, based on a 2014-18 baseline.

• 50% reduction in people killed
• 50% reduction in people seriously injured
• 60% reduction in children (aged <16) killed
• 60% reduction in children (aged <16) seriously injured

Measuring progress towards meeting the Interim Targets to 2030 requires the use of indicators, the most important one being the number of deaths and serious injuries. The Safe System approach relies on gaining a much clearer understanding of the different issues which influence overall safety performance. As such a number of other indicators have been developed which are categorised as either Intermediate Measures – tracking performance of casualty figures for specific user groups – or Key Performance Indicators – measuring observed road safety behaviours, vehicle safety and road infrastructure.

Wherever a specific % reduction number has been determined for individual Intermediate Measures, those indicators were promoted to Intermediate Outcome Targets status. An initial list of these is listed below with the 2014-2018 baseline.

• 40% reduction in pedestrians killed or seriously injured – this is complemented by an Intermediate Measure based on casualty rate
• 20% reduction in cyclists killed or seriously injured – this is complemented by an Intermediate Measure based on casualty rate
• 30% reduction in motorcyclists killed or seriously injured
• 20% reduction in road users aged 70 and over killed or seriously injured
• 70% reduction in road users aged between 17 to 25 killed or seriously injured
• Percentage of motorists driving/riding within the posted speed limit – More work is required on a speed national indicator or modal/type of road indicators
• The casualty rate for the most deprived 10% SIMD areas is reduced to equal the least deprived 10% SIMD areas.

A list of Intermediate Measures have been identified to support our intermediate outcome targets, these are as follows:

• Casualty rate per 100 million vehicle kilometers for cyclists killed and seriously injured
• Casualty rate per thousand population for pedestrians killed and seriously injured
• Number of people killed and seriously injured in collisions where at least one driver/rider was driving for work, not commuting

The Key Performance Indicators for the framework are currently being developed to enable the monitoring of road safety behaviours, vehicle safety and road infrastructure. We are continuing to work with stakeholders on the number of KPI’s and their associated performance level that are required to be monitored as part of our intermediate outcome targets. A rationale, definition and methodology, will be developed for each KPI alongside the organisation responsible for collection of the appropriate data.

The publication of our Key Performance Indicators will be contained in the first Road Safety Framework Annual delivery plan. All targets, intermediate outcome targets and measures as well our KPI’s will be monitored in the Road Safety Framework Annual Report. There will also be a number of other indicators that will be monitored at Operational Partnership Group level. The performance management framework will be a live document with KPI’s that are added, modified or removed as appropriate through the lifetime of the framework.

The Monitoring and Evaluation framework for the National Transport Strategy (NTS2) will also include a number of road safety indicators that contribute to the achieving the NTS2’s vision and delivering against its priorities. These indicators and measures will align with those contained within the Road Safety Framework Annual Report.

Governance Structure

The 2020 Framework saw the establishment of a Strategic Partnership Board (SPB), chaired by Transport Scotland’s CEO, with senior Police and Fire Officers, members from NHS Scotland, and the Society of Local Authority Chief Executives (and with regular ministerial attendance) to govern the Framework, and the SPB will continue until 2030. The SPB works in partnership with Ministers and senior partner organisations to ensure a strategic and joined-up partnership buy-in to the framework.

It guides Scottish road safety delivery partners in best practice, and constructively challenges their policies and/or actions.

In addition, a supporting Operational Partnership Group (OPG) at senior official level was set up. It has representation from a variety of organisations with a remit for, or vested interest in, road safety, such as Police Scotland, Scottish Ambulance Service, Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service, Society of Chief Officers of Transportation in Scotland, RoSPA, IAM Roadsmart and Cycling Scotland. The OPG will remain and have responsibility for the monitoring, analysis and distillation of evidence and information on activities being undertaken by partners towards the delivery of the framework.

The SPB and OPG will each continue to meet twice a year.

In order to improve communications between national and local level, the new framework introduces a third tier – Local Partnership Forums (LPFs).

The SPB and OPG will establish the number of LPFs that are required and what road safety partners will be represented.

Representatives from the following have been suggested and will be confirmed following engagement at SPB and OPG level these may include:

• Local authorities within the LPF boundary
• Chair of relevant road safety forums, groups, or partnerships such as the A9 Road Safety Group, Highland & Islands Road Casualty Reduction Group, Western Isles Road Safety Group, Road Safety North East Scotland and Dumfries and
• Galloway Road Safety Partnership
• Community safety partnership groups
• Active Travel groups
• Scottish Fire and Rescue
• Scottish Ambulance or a Public Healthcare service in the area
• Education – possibly from Schools or a rep from the local authority who leads on road safety education
• Police Scotland
• Groups which reflect specific areas such as British horse society, farmers/tractor associations
• Motorcycle groups
• Haulage organisations
• Trunk Road Operating companies

The remit of the LPFs will include:

• Review, analyse and distil information and evidence which supports delivery of the strategic actions of the framework;
• Sharing information and best practice between members;
• Monitor progress against the strategic actions of the Framework and the sub-actions of the relevant Delivery Plan;
• Align respective relevant organisational activity in accordance with direction provided by the OPG;
• Provide updates to the OPG on activity undertaken and highlight issues to the OPG along with recommendations for action;
• Identify potential barriers to delivery of the strategic actions (including policy and legal barriers) and formulate innovative solutions for consideration by OPG;
• Make recommendations to the OPG for areas where Framework budget might be spent to support Framework strategic actions;
• Highlight key issues and risks to the OPG for their consideration;
• Contribute to the production of a Framework Annual Report, focusing on performance against the sub-actions, set out in the relevant Framework Delivery Plan;
• Monitor risk through an operational Risk Register, raising high-level risks for consideration by the OPG and propose mitigating action;
• Invite road safety delivery partners or other persons to attend meetings, where their expertise is required.

Each LPF will meet twice a year with Transport Scotland providing their secretariat.