Agenda 2024

9.40 People: Government policy position on training

• Charlotte Grey, Senior Policy Advisor, Network Management, Department for Transport

9.50 People: HAUC UK Training & Accreditation working group update

• David Capon, Chief Executive Officer at JAG(UK)
  
• Mark Playforth, HAUC Training & Accreditation Utility Chair and Street Works UK EPG Lead for Training

The chairs of the HAUC(UK) Training & Accreditation will give an update on the work of the group and how this links in to the HAUC(UK) vision.

10.00 People: Maintaining high-quality street works qualifications

• Chelsey Tyler, Business Development Manager, Highfield Awarding Body for Compliance

The view from an awarding body, to explain how the process for accreditation works to keep standards high.

10.10 People Panel Q&A

How to ensure our people have the skills, training and knowledge to deliver our industry’s priorities

• Clive Bairsto, Co-Chair HAUC(UK)

• Charlotte Grey, Senior Policy Advisor, Network Management, Department for Transport

• David Capon, Chief Executive Officer at JAG(UK)

• Mark Playforth, HAUC Training & Accreditation Utility Chair and Street Works UK EPG Lead for Training
• Chelsey Tyler, Business Development Manager, Highfield Awarding Body for Compliance

11.00 People: Real life career pathways

• Michael Court, Suffolk County Council
• Adam Butler, Street Works Quality & Compliance Officer, Electricity North West

Two examples of career pathways in the street works world, from both the highway authority and utility perspective.

11.15 People: HAUC(UK) involvement

• Sam Guiver, JAG(UK) Vice Chair

How to get involved in all levels of HAUC and how that involvement can benefit you. Remember to come and speak to us on the HAUC stand, should you want to know more

11.25 People: Using Minecraft to educate the workforce of the future

• Gary Hawkins, Head of Streetworks and Reinstatement London, Cadent Gas

Cadent have developed a Minecraft game to bring to life street works scenarios to engage and educate school children, and will demonstrate this to inspire innovation in learning

12.00 Performance: Inspections in England: First year of the 3rd Edition Code

• Nigel Myers, Senior Statutory & Streetworks Manager, Virgin Media
• Janet Chapman, Technical Manager, Streetworks Policy, Thames Water

The changes to the Code of Practice for Inspections & regulations in April 2023 resulted in a huge change in England. The chair of the Inspections Working Group will give a view of the success of the new arrangements, supported by the chair of the Performance Working Group who will explain what we can learn from the data.

12.10 Performance: New powers to improve road works compliance in Scotland

• Kevin Hamilton, Scottish Road Works Commissioner, The Office for the Scottish Road Works Commissioner

In April 2024, the Scottish Road Works Commissioner gains additional powers to inspect works and issue compliance notices in relation to a range of duties under both the New Roads and Street Works Act and the Roads Scotland Act. These powers apply to works undertaken by both utilities and roads authorities. The Commissioner will outline the powers, the penalties for non-compliance and his vision for how these will be used in the first year.

12.20 Performance Panel Q&A - Inspections and performance

• Nigel Myers, Senior Statutory & Streetworks Manager, Virgin Media
• Janet Chapman, Technical Manager, Streetworks Policy, Thames Water
• Kevin Hamilton, Scottish Road Works Commissioner, The Office for the Scottish Road Works Commissioner
• Paul Chandler, Head of Traffic Management Digital Services, Traffic & Technology Division, Department for Transport

Listen to Sam's introduction again here

13.40 Priorities: Is it time to take the operative off site?

• Darren Hudson, Senior Project Manager. An opportunity to hear from our Partner Sponsor, Traffic Group Signals (TGS)

The industry has become accustomed to providing a TM operative on-site as mitigation for any potentially disruptive roadworks. Is this still the silver bullet for TM delivery or could we do better? In our short presentation, we introduce a brand new Traffic Control Centre-based approach to managing signalling at temporary works that we believe achieves substantially better outcomes whilst also reducing costs.

13.50 Priorities: DfT Policy update and Q&A

• Sally Kendall, Head of Street Works Policy, Department for Transport (15 mins)

Update from the DfT on their current policy priorities.

Priorities: Scottish Government Update

• Kat Quane, Head of Road Works Policy, Transport for Scotland (5 mins) - points of commonality

A short update from the Scottish Government on their priorities and reform measures for 2024 and beyond

14.35 Priorities: Information, Innovation and Collaboration for Our Acceleration to Zero, Road to Net Zero (RTNZ) Project Update

• Laura Villanueva (née Alexander-Webber), Lane Rental Manager | Transport for London & RTNZ Sponsor

Update on HAUC(UK)’s RTNZ Project to discover, design and deliver a UK wide strategy for the road and street works sector to transition to net zero including, highlights from the discovery and design phases along with an overview of the upcoming delivery phase.

14.45 Priorities: Diversionary Works - delivering a code fit for the future

• Alison Williams, Streetworks Policy and Compliance Manager, Openreach

The Diversionary Works Code was published in 1992 and has not been revised in more than thirty years. Policy priorities of the UK governments and the operations of both authorities and utility companies have also changed substantially over this time. The HAUC Diversionary Works Task Group have been undertaking a thorough review of the Code, bringing it up to date with modern practices and policy objectives, and seeking to create a clearer Code which is fit for the next 30 years. Whilst Diversionary Works is a lesser known area of streetworks, it’s a very important one. This session will update you on the main focus of the revised Code, prior to the upcoming HAUC consultation on the changes proposed.

14.55 Priorities Panel Q&A

How to balance the competing priorities of safety, infrastructure build & maintenance and congestion above and below the ground to deliver the objectives of the UK?

• Laura Villanueva (née Alexander-Webber), Lane Rental Manager | Transport for London & RTNZ Sponsor
• Alison Williams, Streetworks Policy and Compliance Manager, Openreach
• Sally Kendall, Head of Street Works Policy, Department for Transport
• Kat Quane, Head of Road Works Policy, Transport for Scotland