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<p> </p><p>The Government firmly believes in localism and providing local authorities
with powers to introduce measures to deal with local needs and conditions. Local authorities
will invariably have a strategy to improve road safety and will prioritise their road
network based on the need to reduce casualties. </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The
provision of the school crossing patrol service is a matter for the local authority.
Legislation gives them the power to make arrangements for the patrolling of places
where children cross roads on their way to or from school, but does not impose a duty
on them to do so. Funding decisions are also a matter for the local authority based
on their local needs and priorities.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It is for the Council
to assess the crossing situation and determine a course of action as it is in this
situation. In some cases, if the authority agrees that children from a particular
school need help in crossing a busy road but have not recruited anyone, they have
to think about finding other ways of making the crossing safer - for example, by putting
in a pedestrian crossing.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p>
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