Russell Curwen: blood bike courier unknowingly used blue lights and siren illegally when he died after hitting car while going through red light
Mr Shapps went on to state that although the NABB had previously applied for exemptions such as blue lights and sirens, their application had been rejected by his department and 'no plans' to extend the exemptions to courier services such as the blood bikes were in place. He added:"Their claim to the right to fit blue lights has not been tested in court and in the absence of a judgement I consider it an incorrect interpretation of the regulations.
"The NABB did apply for exemptions, but the application was considered inadequate in terms of justification, primary purpose, and proportionality. In addition, their recordkeeping and governance was considered inadequate. "The primary role of blood bike organisations like NWBB is to provide a free courier service to the NHS in lieu of minicabs and commercial courier companies. The responsibility of resupplying a hospital blood bank when supplies of a particular type are running low lies with NHS Blood and Transplant, who have confirmed they are satisfied with the current legal position.
"Not all blood bike groups fit blue lights. The NABB application was not supported by NHS Blood and Transplant. There are no plans to grant 'Blood Bikes' or medical courier services exemptions to traffic laws similar to the three statutory emergency services. Mr Curwen does not appear to have been tasked to an emergency.
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