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Traffic commissioner’s publication scheme The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requires public authorities to adopt and maintain a publication scheme. Whilst each traffic commissioner is an independent office holder and data controller under the FOI Act, they will be treated as parties in common for the purposes of this publication scheme. The purpose of this publication scheme is to: specify the classes of information traffic commissioners have committed to publish say how traffic commissi...

Written Ministerial Statement on Unconscious Bias Training WMS laid in the House of Commons on Tuesday 15th December 2020. From: 17 December 2020 This government is committed to levelling up opportunity for everyone, no matter what their background. We are also determined to eliminate discrimination in the workplace. To meet those ambitions, we must ensure that policy and advice on equality is evidence-based, and is delivered in a way that means we can respond quickly to new insights. Earli...