Recommendations for government
For years, successive governments have overlooked this problem, meaning it is getting worse. This is why RoSPA is calling for government to seize the initiative and create a National Accident Prevention Strategy – a first for the UK.
β Take a joined-up approach which cuts across departments and provides strategic leadership to guide policy making at a national level.
β Empower individual departments or agencies to craft and implement more detailed policies
β Propose amibitious and evidence-led but realistic policy interventions to reduce accident rates
β Cover the core sectors directly affecting the UK economy: home, work, product, leisure and travel
β Be forward-facing to address emerging challenges, like the climate crisis, the rise of AI and autonomous technology, and the gig economy
β Address inequalities like deprivation, age, ethnicity and region/locality
β Take a four-nations approach to data sharing and collaboration
β Strengthen its data collection and publishing processes relating to accidents