ITS UK seeking new HOTA comments
The Home Office has published draft Submission Process Guidance on Home Office Type Approval and is seeking comments from the industry. The new document will replace ‘Home Office Type Approval of Collision Reduction Equipment – Submission Process Guidance’ and also includes test plan, testing and test reporting guidance. ITS UK is collating views on behalf of the sector […]
August date set for ITS UK Enforcement Forum
ITS UK has announced that its next Enforcement Forum session will take place on Tuesday 6 August from 2-3pm. The online session will offer attendees the chance to hear an update from Home Office officials regarding the Government’s review of the Home Office Type Approval (HOTA) process for enforcement technology. In January, following an advocacy campaign by industry to reform the […]
ITS UK welcomes Call for Evidence on HOTA approval process for enforcement technology
The Government has launched a Call for Evidence on Home Office Type Approval (HOTA), the process by which enforcement technology is approved to ensure that evidence from devices can be admissible in UK courts without eye-witness corroboration. Industry body ITS UK says the Call for Evidence is a “significant win” for its “Let’s Get HOTA […]
PACTS asks ITS (UK) for approvals feedback
The UK’s enforcement technology industry is being urged to give feedback on aspects of legislation and approvals that it feels could be improved. At a meeting of the ITS (UK) Enforcement Forum, David Davies, Executive Director of the Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety suggested that there may be shortcomings in the Home Office Type […]
