Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 19468
Special Escort Group
Tabled: 11 December 2024
Answered: 16 December 2024
Question
Nick Timothy
Conservative — West Suffolk
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on what statutory basis the Special Escort Group is able to disapply (a) highways and (b) speeding restrictions; and whether she has a statutory role in this process.
Answer
Lilian GreenwoodThe Special Escort Group have the same road traffic exemptions and powers to stop and direct traffic as any other uniformed police officers, where necessary in the execution of their duty.