All risk assessments must be recorded
Having a risk assessment specifically about vehicle or pedestrian access to the school site is not a statutory requirement. However, depending on your setting, you may decide it’s a good idea.
You’re always required to assess risks and put in place appropriate control measures – and if you do, you need to keep a written record of the risk assessments. We explain all of this in our article on statutory risk assessments.
Example risk assessments from LAs
Pedestrian and vehicle movement
Kent County Council has published a pedestrian and vehicle movement risk assessment template for its schools. The risk assessment has 5 steps:
- What are the hazards?
- Who might be harmed and how?
- What are you doing already?
- Is anything further needed? By whom and by when?
- Date further action was completed, and date of next review
The document includes