RHA Scottish Conference: Traffic Commissioner and govt minister to speak
27 Apr 2022
Posted By James Evison
Tickets for the RHA Scottish Conference are now on sale.
The event is set to take place at the Malcolm Heritage Centre in Linwood on Friday, 20 May from 9.30am to 3pm.
You can book here for the event
Guests at the event include:
Claire Gilmore, Traffic Commissioner (Scotland)
Gilmore was appointed as Traffic Commissioner for Scotland in February 2019. Her responsibilities in the role include, the licensing of the operators of Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs) and Public Service Vehicles; granting vocational licences and taking action against drivers of HGVs and PSVs; appointing parking adjudicators to the Parking and Bus Lane Tribunal for Scotland.
Iain Stewart
Stewart was made Under-Secretary for State for Scotland in June 2020. He has previously been a member of the Transport Select Committee of the House of Commons from 2010 to 2013 and was also the Parliamentary Private Secretary to Patrick McLoughlin, Secretary of State for Transport until 2015.
Jonathon Backhouse
Jonathon practises regulatory law. He acts for logistics and passenger carrying clients throughout the UK and specialises in Public Inquiries, Health and Safety investigations, Crown Court matters representing operators in serious criminal cases such as prosecutions for causing death by dangerous driving, corporate manslaughter and serious Health and Safety offences.
He regularly advises RHA members and is a frequent speaker at seminars held by Associations representing the bus, coach, haulage and logistics sectors.
You can book here for the event