Decision details

The National Bus Strategy for England is a central government policy aimed at improving and increasing bus usage. It requires Local Transport Authorities (LTAs) to work in legal partnership with local bus operators to achieve this growth.

I approvethat approval be sought for Wiltshire Council to form an Enhanced Partnership and Scheme with its Bus Operators.

                This decision was published on Thursday 31 March 2022 and will come into force on Friday 8 April 2022       

To ensure that Wiltshire Council is able to receive any government grant allocated to it, in order to deliver the aspirations, set out in the BSIP.

The Department for Transport requires each Local Transport Authority (LTA) to establish an Enhanced Partnership Plan and Scheme if it is to receive any funding to implement elements of its Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP) and other funding which the Department may make available from time to time. Not to do so would exclude Wiltshire from these funding streams.

All Bus Companies running services in Wiltshire

Passenger Transport leads at all neighbouring Local Transport Authorities

The Chief Constable, Wiltshire Police

The Traffic Commissioner for the West of England

The Competition and Markets Authority

Option 24/7 (bus passenger user group)