Question follow-through · 76373

Pedestrian Areas: Visual Impairment

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.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
10 Sept 2025
Target answer date
15 Sept 2025
Answer
18 Sept 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 10 Sept 2025

    Question tabled

    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.

  2. 15 Sept 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 18 Sept 2025

    Answer published

    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 ...

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