20 Consultations

Specific technical questions regarding qualifications of supervisors and operatives, which is covered in Section 116 of the 2019 Act, and reinstatement quality plans, which is covered in Section 118 of the 2019 Act

The Scottish Government and COSLA are inviting responses to this consultation by 6 April 2022.

This consultation focuses on the work that needs to be undertaken in advance of the pavement parking prohibition being brought into force.

As in previous years, we intend to create a new Scottish Statutory Instrument accounting for the target cost of operating the Scottish Road Works Register in the 2021-22 financial year. The intention is to revoke the 2021 instrument, and replace with a new instrument for 2022.

The Scottish Government is seeking your views on our proposals to amend the Government’s guidance on penalty charge levels and the amount of the penalty charge for the new parking prohibitions as this is to be set out in regulations.

A public consultation to assess potential options for improvements on the A9 from North Kessock to Tore.

Through this consultation, we wish to present proposals and gather evidence which will help inform our final decisions when considering a potential change in legislation.

The regulations will allow the introduction of an actively managed hard shoulder on the M9 and M8 between Newbridge Junction and Hermiston Gait for the use of certain buses. A mandatory requirement of the regulations is that the provisions to be included in the regulations are subject to consultation.

As in previous years, we intend to create a new Scottish Statutory Instrument accounting for the target cost of operating the Scottish Road Works Register in the 2021-22 financial year. The intention is to revoke the 2020 instrument, and replace with a new instrument for 2021.

This public consultation gives every road users the opportunity to tell us what our road safety priorities should be in the next decade to achieve the proposed Vision Zero by 2050