North Yorkshire Police has announced that will no longer be providing traffic management for Remembrance Day events in the county.
Changes to the law back in 2004 made traffic management the responsibility of the local council and event organisers rather than the police.
Assistant Chief Constable - Elliot Foskett - say North Yorkshire Police had continued providing the service up 'til now but says new guidance has lead them to make the change this year.
ACC Foskett says the changes to the legislation around traffic management for events were made nearly twenty years ago but different police forces took different approaches to the change.
North Yorkshire Police says it will now no longer provide the traffic management service following national advice.
Assistant Chief constable - Elliot Foskett - says revised advice from the National Police Chiefs’ Council is that the police should not take responsibility for closing roads or managing traffic, other than in an emergency.
ACC Foskett added:
“As a veteran of eight years, with two brothers still serving members of the military, a grandfather who was a Marine in World War Two and an uncle who served in Burma, I am fully behind Remembrance Sunday and so is North Yorkshire Police.
“We will still be attending the services in uniform and laying wreaths alongside our military, emergency service and community partners.
“Our officers will also be encouraged to attend events when they are on patrol and are able to pause for a while, to remember those who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom today.
“North Yorkshire will be visible, present and proud to pay our respects as we have throughout our history.”
“In line with the legislation, the National Police Chiefs’ Council and the College of Policing have stressed that policing should not take responsibility for closing roads or managing traffic, other than in an emergency.
“This is to make sure police resources remain focused on tackling crime and anti-social behaviour.
“With immediate effect, North Yorkshire Police has repositioned to fully comply and will not be undertaking routine traffic management for any Remembrance Day events in 2023 and in subsequent years.“We simply could not continue to act outside of the legislation and national police guidance.”
“We are working closely with North Yorkshire Council and City of York Council to assist the affected event organisers to put in place the necessary arrangements in time for November, including obtaining a Temporary Traffic Regulation Order.
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