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?

PACTS Membership

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3M UK plc
A Luck Associates
A2OM
ADEPT
Age UK
Air Transport Users' Council
AIRSO
ALAC Unit (NHS Wales)
ARVAL
Association of British Drivers
Association of British Insurers
Association of Train Operating Companies
Aviva
Avon Fire Service
BALPA
Birmingham Automotive Safety Centre
Birmingham City Council
Borough of Telford & Wrekin
British Association for Immediate Care
British Horse Society
British Motorcyclists' Federation
Buchanan Computing
Campaign for Better Transport
Chief Fire Officers' Association
City of Bradford
Concateno plc
Cranfield Institute for Safety, Risk and Reliability
Crossrail
CTC
DBDA
DriveWise (Keston) Ltd
ESRI Loughborough University
Essex Police
Esure
Hadstrong
Fleet Support Group
FMG Support
GAPAN
GEM Motoring Assist
Gloucestershire Police Authority
Greensafe
Hampshire County Council
IAM
Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors
Institute of Highway Engineers
Institute of Traffic Accident Investigators
Institution of Civil Engineers
Institution of Lighting Engineers
Institution of Mechanical Engineers
IRSO
Kent Fire and Rescue Service
Keymed
Lancashire County Council
Leeds City Council
Lincolnshire Road Safety Partnership
London Borough of Camden
London Travel Watch
Metropolitan Police
Michelin Tyres
Middlesbrough Council
MIRA Ltd
Motor Accident Solicitors Society
Motor Insurers' Bureau
Motor Schools Association of GB
Motorcycle Action Group
Motorcycle Industry Association
Network Rail
Network Road Safety Ltd
Norfolk Road Casualty Reduction Partnership
North Wales Police
Nottingham City Council
Parsons Brinckerhof
Passenger Focus
Philips Respironics
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
RMT
Road Safety GB, was LARSOA
Road Safety Markings Association
Road Safety Support
RoadPeace
RoadSafe
RoSPA
Safer Roads Foundation
Scottish Accident Prevention Council
Society of Operations Engineers
South Yorkshire Police
Southampton City Council
Speed Check Services
Staffordshire Police
Strathclyde Police
Surrey County Council
Surrey University Postgraduate Medical Centre
TGWU
Thames Valley Police
Thatcham (MIRRC)
The AA
The Caravan Club
The Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation
The Stilwell Partnership
The TTC Group
Transafe Network
Transport for Buckinghamshire
Transport for London
Transport for London
University of Leeds Institute for Transport Studies
University of Southampton Transportation Research Group
Warwickshire County Council
West Midlands Fire Service
West Sussex County Council
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Young Marmalade