Pedestrian Areas: Visual Impairment
Commons · Question 80766 · Tabled 10 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Paul Davies
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to RNIB's report entitled In my way: navigating pedestrian journeys with sight loss, published on 4 September 2025, whether she plans to standardise street environment regulations for (a) design,
Answer
Answered by Simon Lightwood, 20 Oct 2025
The design and maintenance of local roads is the responsibility of local authorities who are bound by the Equality Act 2010 and the Public Sector Equality Duty. It is for them to ensure streets are designed and maintained in a way that takes account of th...