All except one of the Senior Traffic Commissioner’s (STC) Statutory Guidance documents have been updated following a consultation of stakeholders. The only document to stay the same is the one concerning vocational drivers.
Revisions include:
- New guidance on the importance of continuous professional development
- Clearer guidance on what will happen of an O-Licence is used without authority (fronting)
- Greater emphasis on the importance of accurate applications
- A new section on support for tribunal users
- Updated guidance on what happens when periods of grace expire
- A new section on driver employment status.
Says STC Richard Turfitt: “It is important that we get the balance right and that irresponsible parties, who ignore the safety of others, do not put compliant businesses at a disadvantage.
“On this occasion, the majority of changes are dictated by case law rather than a debate on policy. There is a heavy emphasis on providing continuity but the responses to the consultation have helped us to try and clarify our approach to regulation.”
The new documents can be viewed at bit.ly/1RFH4BM
