About PACTS

The Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety (PACTS) is a registered charity and an associate Parliamentary Group. Its charitable objective is "To protect human life through the promotion of transport safety for the public benefit". Its aim is to advise and inform members of the House of Commons and of the House of Lords on air, rail and road safety issues. It brings together safety professionals and legislators to identify research-based solutions to transport safety problems having regard to cost, effectiveness, achievability and acceptability.

Functions

PACTS has four functions:

It provides an independent technical advisory service for Parliamentarians on a wide range of transport safety matters.
It lobbies and persuades, identifying and promoting research-based solutions to transport safety issues through Parliamentary access and contacts.
It promotes wider publicity and information on safety through conferences, seminars, the annual Westminster Lecture on Transport Safety, publications and this website.
It responds to Government, Parliamentary and public proposals for safety improvements.

Structure

The combination of a registered charity and a company limited by guarantee means that the Directors carry the overall legal and financial responsibility for the running of the organisation. The current Board of Directors comprises politicians, academics, retired public and private sector leaders and consultants.

Development of policy is undertaken through working parties focused on different aspects of transport safety. Membership of these reflects the breadth of interest and expertise among the members of PACTS. The issues discussed are reported back to the wider membership, meeting three times a year in the House of Commons.

PACTS' annual income of around £200,000 per year is derived from membership subscriptions, sponsorship, event income and research funding.

Activities

PACTS organises at least two conferences every year and the annual Westminster Lecture on Transport Safety, usually held in December.

PACTS also recognises the growing importance of the European dimension in transport safety. It is a founder member of the European Transport Safety Council (ETSC), based in Brussels, which advises and informs the European Commission and Parliament.

Who's Who at PACTS?

Chairman:

PACTS’ Directors

Barry Sheerman, MP
Richard Allsop OBE, DSc ( click here for details )
Dawn Boyfield MBE
John Field JP, Mphil
John Plowman
Cllr Judith Rowley
Nick Starling
Iain Stewart MP

Co-Chairman:

Vice-Chairman:

Secretary

Parliamentary Officers

Sir Peter Bottomley MP, Jim Fitzpatrick MP and John Leech MP

Viscount Simon, Lord Bradshaw

Barry Sheerman, MP

Executive Director:

Communications and Events Manager:

Policy and Research Officer:

Aviation Safety:
Rail Safety:
Road Environment:
Road User Behaviour:
Vehicle Design:

Staff

David Davies

Sally Le Marquand

Naomi Baster

Working Party Chairs

Chris Seal
Andrew Evans
Chris Lines
Oliver Carsten
Julian Hill

PACTS Membership

20's Plenty for US
A Luck Associates
AGE UK
AIRSO

ALCOLOCK UK
ARVAL
Association of British Drivers
Association of British Insurers
Association of Train Operating Companies
AVIVA
BALPA
Bicycle Helmet Trust Initiative

Birmingham City Council

British Cycling
British Horse Society
British Motorcyclists' Federation

Britpave Barrier Systems
Buchanan Computing

Buckinghamshire County Council

CA Solutions
Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service
Chief Fire Officers' Association
City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
Concateno plc

Continental Automotive Trading UK
Cranfield Institute for Safety, Risk and Reliability
CTC
DBDA
Direct Line Group

DriveWise (Keston) Ltd
Esure
Hadstrong

Farrah Driver Training Ltd
First Car

Fleet Support Group
FMG Support
GEM Motoring Assist
Hampshire County Council

Hampshire Constabulary
IAM

Ingenie Ltd
Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors
Institute of Highway Engineers
Institute of Traffic Accident Investigators
Institution of Lighting Professionals

Insure the Box Ltd

ITO World

Jacobs
Licence Bureau Ltd
Lincolnshire Road Safety Partnership
London Travel Watch
Metropolitan Police
Michelin Tyre plc
MIRA Ltd

Moto Hospitality Ltd
Motor Insurers' Bureau
Motor Schools Association of GB
Network Rail
Norfolk Road Casualty Reduction Partnership

Northamptonshire Police
Nottingham City Council

Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service
Passenger Focus
Police Federation of England & Wales
Police Service of Northern Ireland
Police Superintendents' Association of England and Wales
Rail Safety and Standards Board
Railway Industry Association
Redspeed International
Risk Solutions
Road Safety GB
Road Safety Markings Association
Road Surface Treatment Association

RoadPeace
RoadSafe
RoSPA

Royal Sun Alliance
Safer Roads Foundation

Shell International

Simonyx Ltd

Society of Operations Engineers
Southampton City Council
Surrey County Council

Thales Group
Thames Valley Police

Thatcham (MIRRC)
The AA
The Caravan Club
The Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation
The Gifford Partnership

The TTC Group

TSRC, Loughborough University

TMS Consultancy
TR Fleet

Transafe Network
Transport for London (Road Safety Unit)
UCL, Centre for Transport Studies

University of Leeds Institute for Transport Studies

Volvo Car UK Ltd

Vysionics ITS Ltd
West Sussex County Council

Woodgate & Associates

Yorkshire Ambulance Service
Young Marmalade

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