Sevington BCP is the only Defra-run BCP, therefore Defra can only speak to welfare facilities and scheduling that takes place on this site. At all BCPs, it is the responsibility of employers to meet the health and safety obligations to their employees and the Health and Safety Executive provides guidance. Mandatory Tachograph (tacho) breaks are strictly governed by legislation. The Sevington BCP was never intended as a place for a driver to take tacho breaks due to vehicle movements and health and safety requirements of the site. Therefore, most tacho breaks are taken away from the site once the driver has left their trailer parked in the designated area of the BCP. Nearby HGV parking facilities are available that have a range of welfare facilities including restaurants and shower facilities. However, the Government has already accepted that improvements to the welfare facilities at Sevington would be beneficial to site users. Ongoing improvements are taking place at Sevington BCP, including the provision of vending machines recently installed to provide further welfare facilities. Drivers were surveyed about their experience at Sevington BCP, with 88.2% awarding 4 or 5 stars overall, demonstrating a strong level of satisfaction throughout their visit. The average total amount of time vehicles spent on site, from entry to exit for September 2025 at Sevington Inland BCP are as follows: Including tacho break: 05:19 (HH:MM) Excluding tacho break: 03:17 (HH:MM) Wait times are highly influenced by APHA or the Port Health Authority’s decision as to whether to conduct a physical inspection. Should complex loads or several high-risk vehicles arrive in a short space of time, this potentially generates a queue. To minimise wait times, activities from different authorities are conducted in parallel where possible. During the drivers’ tacho break, the on-site logistics team move the trailer as required by the Competent Authority for inspection – this speeds up the inspections and allows the drivers better welfare facilities offsite. Additionally, APHA continue to work with all stakeholders and traders to ensure they arrive on site with the relevant documentation to reduce wait times and publish these in the weekly newsletter and at the APHA Business Readiness Forum. As such, the Government accept this recommendation and have outlined the actions that being taken to improve facilities and reduce wait times.