FAQs

Traffic Regulation Orders (TROs) are the legal means for introducing measures which govern or restrict the use of public roads. Experimental Traffic Regulation Order (ETROs) are used to introduce changes on a trial basis to ascertain how a scheme works in practice without committing to make them permanent. ETROs can be in place for a maximum period of 18 months, during which time the council is able to assess impacts and make modifications.

This was one of several schemes trialled using grants from the central government Active Travel Fund as announced during May 2020. Funding came in two 2 tranches. Tranche 1 supported the installation of temporary projects for the COVID-19 pandemic. Tranche 2 supported the creation of longer-term projects, and the consolidation of measures retained from Tranche 1, via the implementation of more permanent and / or complementary measures. Allocations made available to BCP Council consisted of £312,835 and £1,062,100 for tranche 1 and 2 respectively. Further information is available.

As part of the Council’s challenge and review process, final decisions are not implemented until they clear a 5-day 'call-in' period. 'Call-in' is a mechanism which allows for executive decisions made, but not yet implemented, to be subject to further consideration by the Overview and Scrutiny Committee. Executive decisions can be made by the Cabinet as a collective, by individual councillors or delegated to Chief Officers.

When executive decisions are published, there is a period of 5 working days when councillors can 'call-in' to challenge or review the decision. The Local Government Act 2000 requires all councils to have such a process in place. The use of 'call-in' varies by local authority. BCP Council's 'call-in' procedure is set out in the constitution at Item 4 'Procedure Rules'.