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The governing structure

Council office of the group

JAG(UK) Council

Officers of the group

  • CEO
  • Chair – appointed by agreement of the regional and national Chairs and serving for an agreed term, not normally less than two years
  • Vice-Chair and Chair elect – similarly appointed
  • Secretary
  • Communications Officer
  • The national Chairs of the Scottish, Welsh and Northern Ireland highway authority organisations
  • The Chairs, or nominated representative, of the English region organisations
  • The Highways Co-Chair of HAUC(UK)
  • The Chair of the Strategy and Research Group.
  • Ex officio: (retired members as agreed by the Council)
  • Chairs of Working Groups to report on their activities
  • Plus, by invitation: representatives of other authorities as appropriate, including the Highways Agency, Network Rail, National Traffic Manager's Forum, Department for Transport and the National Street Gazetteer (NSG)
  • Others, as agreed by the Governing Council.
View the JAG(UK) Council Terms of Reference
Council relationships

JAG(UK) Council

Our relationship with HAUC(UK) and Street Works UK

JAG(UK) representatives at every level contribute to the work of the highway authorities and utilities developing efficient collaboration with utility works promoters to reduce traffic disruption from operations. JAG(UK) is represented at HAUC(UK) by the three national chairs, two English regional chairs and the JAG Chair and Vice-Chair.

The Secretary provides assistance to the Highways side of HAUC(UK) and also attends. Position papers and guidance notes adopted by the highway authorities' organisations are offered to HAUC(UK) at the equivalent organisational level, as the basis for adopting agreed guidance. Members also provide the highway side input to HAUC(UK) working groups. As well as working with the utilities on shared guidance and codes, the regional and national authority organisations contribute to dispute resolution and assist in interpreting the Codes of Practice in the real context of local operations.

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Sam Guiver

JAG(UK) Chair

Sam has gained a vast amount of experience and knowledge from his various roles within local government at Essex County Council, as well as further gaining experience from his time working as a statutory undertaker within the telecommunications industry before returning to a highway authority as a senior manager within the Growth, Highways, and Infrastructure directorate at Suffolk County Council. He currently head up the Network Assurance Business Unit which operates the wider Network Management functions within Suffolk. Sam has served as the Anglian Joint Authority Group (AJAG) Chair and Co-Chair of the Anglian HAUC since 2020.

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Kevin Ferguson

JAG(UK) Vice Chair

Kevin has worked in the Street Works industry since 2020, bringing with him a wealth of experience from various Local Government departments and the IT industry. His diverse background has been instrumental in driving forward several key initiatives and fostering collaboration within the industry. In addition to his role as the JAG(UK) Vice Chair, Kevin serves as the North East JAG (NEJAG) Chair. He has been a dedicated member of the DfT Street Manager Governance Group since October 2020 and is the Local Street Gazetteer Custodian for County Durham. Kevin is also a Fellow with the Institute of Highway Engineers (IHE) and a Member of the British Computer Society (BCS). Road and Street Works Systems Supervisor