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Mark Francis ECCLES · Prevention of Future Deaths report

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Issued 25 Oct 2024•Herefordshire

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Published report and response evidence

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Concerns
2

Raised in this report

Recipients
1

Named on the report

Responses found
1

Of 1 recipient

Stated actions
3

Described in responses

Recipients and published responses

Source document

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Concerns and recipient responses

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Concerns raised2

  1. Limited visibility at the junction
  2. National Speed Limit at the junction
Responses linked to these concerns

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Actions described in response An action is something a recipient says it has done, is doing, or plans to do in response to a concern raised.2

  1. Action

    Reassess the junction during the 2025/26 programme to determine whether visibility improvements should be prioritised.

    Stated by Herefordshire CouncilStated plannedThe respondent said that this action was planned when they made their response on 31 October 2024.
  2. Action

    Install an official highways mirror at the junction and remove the privately installed mirror.

    Stated by Herefordshire CouncilStated plannedThe respondent said that this action was planned when they made their response on 31 October 2024.

Respondent positions A position is what a recipient says about a concern when it does not describe a specific action.2

  1. Position

    Limited funds and existing prioritisation mean the Council cannot currently undertake engineering improvements at this lower-collision site.

    Stated by Herefordshire CouncilUnable to actThe respondent said that a constraint prevented them from taking the relevant action.

Source evidence

How this individual concern was interpreted

PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. Response links show a clear evidence connection; they do not assign responsibility.

PFD Monitor interpretation

Limited visibility at the junction

Wider context from the report

“(1) Visibility at the junction is limited. ”

Is this part of a recurring concern?

No recurring-concern membership is currently published.

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How this individual concern was interpreted

PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. Response links show a clear evidence connection; they do not assign responsibility.

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National Speed Limit at the junction

Wider context from the report

“(2) The junction is subject to the National Speed Limit ”

Is this part of a recurring concern?

No recurring-concern membership is currently published.

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Source evidence

How this respondent action was interpreted

PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the published response wording shown below.

PFD Monitor interpretation

Reassess the junction during the 2025/26 programme to determine whether visibility improvements should be prioritised.

Verbatim wording from the response

“As the budget for 2024/25 year is already fully committed for scheme delivery, we will nonetheless reassess this location as part of the upcoming 2025/6 year, with a view to determine if any improvements to visibility are justified as a priority, over and above other schemes. If they do, then the Council will undertake the necessary works next year. We will write to you of the progress in this regard at the appropriate time.”

Source location

Response from Herefordshire Council
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Published 31 October 2024

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Source evidence

How this respondent action was interpreted

PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the published response wording shown below.

PFD Monitor interpretation

Install an official highways mirror at the junction and remove the privately installed mirror.

Verbatim wording from the response

“c) In response to your report, the Council will now install an “official” highways mirror to improve visibility at this junction, and the existing one that has been privately installed since the collision will be removed.”

Source location

Response from Herefordshire Council
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Published 31 October 2024

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Source evidence

How this respondent position was interpreted

PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the published response wording shown below.

PFD Monitor interpretation

Limited funds and existing prioritisation mean the Council cannot currently undertake engineering improvements at this lower-collision site.

Verbatim wording from the response

“At this specific location, there has been one further personal injury collision in the last 20 years, and it has not therefore featured in the prioritised list for engineering works or other improvements.”

Source location

Response from Herefordshire Council
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Published 31 October 2024

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How this respondent position was interpreted

PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the published response wording shown below.

PFD Monitor interpretation

The Council considers the road’s National Speed Limit appropriate under Department for Transport criteria, which do not support isolated speed-limit interventions.

Verbatim wording from the response

“2. The junction is subject to the National Speed Limit”

Source location

Response from Herefordshire Council
Page 2 · response
Published 31 October 2024

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Other statements in published responses

These actions and other statements could not be clearly connected to one concern in this report.

Recipient-stated actions An action is something a recipient says it has done, is doing, or plans to do in response to a concern raised.1

  1. 1

    Review speed-limit enforcement arrangements with the Police for the junction.

    Stated by Herefordshire CouncilStated plannedThe respondent said that this action was planned when they made their response on 31 October 2024.

Source evidence

How this respondent action was interpreted

PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the published response wording shown below.

PFD Monitor interpretation

Review speed-limit enforcement arrangements with the Police for the junction.

Verbatim wording from the response

“Given your concerns, however, the Council will review the enforcement arrangements with the Police and will inform you of our assessment if such measures are to be implemented on this location.”

Source location

Response from Herefordshire Council
Page 2 · response
Published 31 October 2024

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