Purpose

Proposed decision

 
Approval to continue to operate
the National Driver Offender Retraining Scheme Courses (NDORS) in
partnership with Kent Police to 31 March 2030. 
 
Reason for Decision
The previous Key
Decision (Decision -
17/00139 - Memorandum of Understanding for The Kent Police Driver
Diversionary Partnership) has expired and therefore a key
decision is required to approve the continued delivery of the NDORS
courses, in line with the existing Memorandum of Understanding
which runs until 2030.
 
Background
This proposal is for
service continuation, since the service is currently operating very
successfully, delivering to more clients than ever before and
having received high praise from UK Road Offender Education
(UKROEd) who are the governing body to course providers in the
recent Annual Provider Review 2025.
 
The primary focus of
the service is to re-educate low-end driving offenders, in order to
reduce road casualties, through delivery of National Driver
Offender Retraining Scheme Courses.
 
Options considered but discarded
Not to
extend the contract and for Kent Police to outsource
Some Police Authorities commission courses from the
private sector, however Kent Police works in the strategic
partnership with KCC to reduce road casualties and there is a
desire to retain services within this partnership directly
supporting Vision Zero, Kent County Council’s Road Safety
Strategy. Working within the partnership also provides
opportunities to extend the benefits of road
safety education and training to the wider community across
Kent.
 
How the proposed decision supports the

Framing Kent's Future - Our
Council Strategy 2022-2026
The proposal supports
Infrastructure for Communities and specially to deliver the
ambition to reduce fatalities and serious injuries on Kent’s
Roads
 

Quarter 4 comparison

 

Fatal

Serious

Slight

Total

2024/25

9

189

686

884

2023/24

15

141

586

742

 
How the
proposed decision supports Securing Kent’s Future 2022
-2026:
Securing Kents Future - Budget
Recovery Strategy.pdf
 
The decision is cost-neutral to KCC and any
surplus income is reinvested in road safety schemes.
 

Decision

As Cabinet Member for Highways and Transport I
agree to:
 
continue to operate NDORS in partnership with
Kent Police to 31 March 2030 in line with the terms of the
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)