Pedestrian Areas: Visual Impairment
Commons · Question 76373 · Tabled 10 Sep 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 18 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Steve Darling
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent progress her Department has made on improving the (a) safety and (b) accessibility of streets for blind and partially sighted pedestrians.
Answer
Answered by Simon Lightwood, 18 Sep 2025
Local authorities have a legal responsibility to manage their roads and public spaces in a way that meets the Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED) under the Equality Act 2010. It is for them to ensure that their streets are designed and maintained in a way ...