At the start of July the DfT published a consultation on the Bus Services Act 2025: improving information about local services.
This can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/bus-services-act-2025-improving-information-about-local-services
The Department for Transport (DfT) is seeking views on using powers introduced by the Bus Services Act 2025 to
- fully digitise the registration, variation and cancellation processes for local bus services
- newly require bus registration type information from certain local transport authorities
- request and publish new data about bus services from operators
The aim is to create a single, open source of information about a wider range of local bus services. The new system should make it simpler for operators and users to input data and easier for the public to access bus service information.
RTIG will respond to the consultation, we need you to tell us how you would like us to respond to the questions being raised which will have a significant impact on data and information for years to come.
To gather your thoughts and feedback we are holding two workshops in August where we will explore the questions being asked and collect your views on how RTIG should respond to to the consultation.
10 August 12:00 - 13:00 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1993692072658
27 August 12:00 - 13:00 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1993692606254