Sussex Safer Roads Partnership
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Sussex Safer Roads Partnership (SSRP) is a local government
Local government
Local government refers collectively to administrative authorities over areas that are smaller than a state.The term is used to contrast with offices at nation-state level, which are referred to as the central government, national government, or federal government...

 initiative in the area of the historic county of Sussex
Sussex
Sussex , from the Old English Sūþsēaxe , is an historic county in South East England corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex. It is bounded on the north by Surrey, east by Kent, south by the English Channel, and west by Hampshire, and is divided for local government into West...

 in England, aimed at increasing road safety and reducing road casualties across Sussex, through education, engineering and enforcement.

The Partnership is funded by a central government
Central government
A central government also known as a national government, union government and in federal states, the federal government, is the government at the level of the nation-state. The structure of central governments varies from institution to institution...

 grant. The Partner bodies include:
  • East Sussex
  • West Sussex County Council
    West Sussex County Council
    West Sussex County Council is the authority that governs the non-metropolitan county of West Sussex. The county also contains 7 district and borough councils, and 159 town, parish and neighbourhood councils. The county council has 71 elected councillors...

  • Brighton and Hove City Council
  • Sussex Police
    Sussex Police
    Sussex Police is the territorial police force responsible for policing East Sussex, West Sussex and City of Brighton and Hove in southern England. Its head office is in Lewes, Lewes District, East Sussex.-History:...

  • Highways Agency
    Highways Agency
    The Highways Agency is an executive agency, part of the Department for Transport in England. It has responsibility for managing the core road network in England...

  • the Surrey and Sussex Courts Service
  • East Sussex Fire & Rescue Service
    East Sussex Fire & Rescue Service
    The East Sussex Fire & Rescue Service is the statutory fire and rescue service for the county of East Sussex and city of Brighton and Hove. It is funded via the Council Tax.East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service has 24 fire stations.-East Sussex Wholetime:...

  • West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service


As of April 2010, SSRP is running Embrace Life
Embrace Life
Embrace Life is an award winning short British public information film made for the Sussex Safer Roads Partnership about the importance of wearing seat belts...

, a campaign designed to stress the importance of wearing seat belts; and Operation Crackdown, to combat anti-social and dangerous driving.
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