After four years as Traffic Commissioner for the North-West of
England, Gerallt Evans has announced his retirement from the role
with effect from 31 January 2024.
Gerallt will continue in the role of Deputy Traffic Commissioner.
A recruitment process for the Traffic Commissioner for the North
West has already been launched and more details can be found
here.
The Traffic Commissioner for Scotland, Claire Gilmore, has also
announced that, after five years, she is resigning her post from
May 2024, to pursue new challenges.
The Senior Traffic Commissioner, Richard Turfitt, said “I would
like to publicly record my thanks to Gerallt and Claire for their
contribution to road safety in Great Britain and their successes
of the last four and five years, respectively. It has been a
challenging period, continuing to serve the public whilst meeting
challenges like the pandemic and driver shortages. Their work has
strengthened the Traffic Commissioner tribunal. In addition to
the hours spent on cases, education, and encouraging road
transport businesses, they have led improvements in our data
governance and quality assurance. I therefore wish Claire every
success in the future and am grateful that Gerallt has decided to
use his skills as a Deputy Traffic Commissioner.”
Secretary of State for Transport has also appointed a new Deputy
Traffic Commissioner.
Kenneth Young is an advocate with a practice encompassing
commercial litigation, administrative law, and public
inquiries. He will be based in Scotland.
Richard Turfitt said of his appointment “I am delighted that
Kenneth has been appointed as a member of the team. He brings
with him significant and varied experience and I am sure he will
provide valuable support to the full-time commissioners as we
face fresh challenges in workload and continue our modernisation
plans.”
