Dear Adrian Berendt,

 

Thank you for your request for information relating to Council Climate
Change Action Scorecard and 20mph speed limits which we received on
29/03/2023.

 

As your request is a request for information relating to the environment,
this has been logged as a request under the Environmental Information
Regulations 2004 (EIR) and will be dealt with under the Regulations. The
reference number for your request can be found above.

 

The Environmental Information Regulations 2004 state that we must respond
to you within 20 working days, by 28/04/2023, but we kindly ask for your
patience as we anticipate that there may be a delay in some cases. Please
do not hesitate to contact us at the email address below if you have any
queries.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

 

Sheffield City Council

PO Box 1283

Sheffield, S1 1UJ

Email: [1][Sheffield City Council request email]

 

 

 

From: Adrian Berendt <[FOI #966109 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2023 1:41 PM
To: FOI <[Sheffield City Council request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Council Climate Change Action
Scorecard and 20mph speed limits

 

Dear Sheffield City Council,

 

One of the criteria in the Council Climate Change Action Scorecard is a
Local Authority's commitment to a 20mph speed limit on restricted roads. 
Local Authorities in Wales and in Scotland will soon be implementing 20mph
as a national norm.

 

In order to assess progress towards 20mph in England, 20's Plenty for Us
requests answers from Sheffield City Council to the following:  

 

1. Do you have plans in place to make 20mph the norm or default speed
limit for most restricted roads?

 

2. Have you requested the UK Government to set 20mph as the default speed
limit for restricted roads in England?

 

3. Are you committed to Vision Zero as part of your traffic/transport
strategy?

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Adrian Berendt

 

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Dear Adrian Berendt,

 

Thank you for your request for information relating to Council Climate
Change Action Scorecard and 20mph speed limits which we received on
29/03/2023.

 

Please find Sheffield City Council’s response to your request set out
below:

 

 1.  Do you have plans in place to make 20mph the norm or default speed
limit for most restricted roads?

 

Sheffield City Council has had the ‘Sheffield 20mph Speed Limit Strategy’
in place since 2012, the long-term aim of which is to establish 20mph as
the maximum speed in appropriate residential areas of Sheffield. A copy of
the strategy is attached.

 

 2. Have you requested the UK Government to set 20mph as the default speed
limit for restricted roads in England?

 

No, we have not. The DFT issues guidance to us. Sheffield City Council has
had the ‘Sheffield 20mph Speed Limit Strategy’ in place since 2012, the
long-term aim of which is to establish 20mph as the maximum speed in
appropriate residential areas of Sheffield.

 

 3. Are you committed to Vision Zero as part of your traffic/transport
strategy?

 

Yes, we are committed to Vision Zero. As part of the South Yorkshire
Partnership, we are adopting a ‘Vision Zero’ approach, working towards no
deaths or serious injuries on the roads. Please see attached – South
Yorkshire Strategy to 2023 and beyond for further information. To align
with the Safe System approach and Vision Zero, Sheffield is currently
working on an action plan to align with these strategies and visions. We
are hoping to be able to publish this in the coming months.

 

If you have any queries about this response, please do not hesitate to
contact us.

 

The information provided in this response is available for re-use under
the terms of the Open Government Licence v3.0. The terms of the OGL can be
found [1]here. When re-using the information, Sheffield City Council
requires you to include the following attribution statement: “Contains
public sector information obtained from Sheffield City Council and
licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.”

 

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be submitted within 40 working days from the date of this response.

 

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can contact the Information Commissioner’s Office. Please see
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for further details.

 

Kind Regards,

 

Sheffield City Council

PO Box 1283

Sheffield, S1 1UJ

Email: [3][Sheffield City Council request email]

 

 

From: FOI
Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2023 3:18 PM
To: Adrian Berendt <[FOI #966109 email]>
Subject: Re – Environmental Information Regulations Request – Reference –
EIR / 848623

 

Dear Adrian Berendt,

 

Thank you for your request for information relating to Council Climate
Change Action Scorecard and 20mph speed limits which we received on
29/03/2023.

 

As your request is a request for information relating to the environment,
this has been logged as a request under the Environmental Information
Regulations 2004 (EIR) and will be dealt with under the Regulations. The
reference number for your request can be found above.

 

The Environmental Information Regulations 2004 state that we must respond
to you within 20 working days, by 28/04/2023, but we kindly ask for your
patience as we anticipate that there may be a delay in some cases. Please
do not hesitate to contact us at the email address below if you have any
queries.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

 

Sheffield City Council

PO Box 1283

Sheffield, S1 1UJ

Email: [4][Sheffield City Council request email]

 

 

 

From: Adrian Berendt <[5][FOI #966109 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2023 1:41 PM
To: FOI <[6][Sheffield City Council request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Council Climate Change Action
Scorecard and 20mph speed limits

 

Dear Sheffield City Council,

 

One of the criteria in the Council Climate Change Action Scorecard is a
Local Authority's commitment to a 20mph speed limit on restricted roads. 
Local Authorities in Wales and in Scotland will soon be implementing 20mph
as a national norm.

 

In order to assess progress towards 20mph in England, 20's Plenty for Us
requests answers from Sheffield City Council to the following:  

 

1. Do you have plans in place to make 20mph the norm or default speed
limit for most restricted roads?

 

2. Have you requested the UK Government to set 20mph as the default speed
limit for restricted roads in England?

 

3. Are you committed to Vision Zero as part of your traffic/transport
strategy?

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Adrian Berendt

 

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[7][FOI #966109 email]

 

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form:

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the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:

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[12]https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlo...

 

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be delayed.

 

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