Legislation

Every local transport authority in England must publish its first Bus Network Accessibility Plan by 1 April 2027. The plan has to assess how well the whole bus journey works for disabled people, rate each part of the network from 0 to 5, and commit to dated improvements. DfT published its guidance on 28 August 2026, which leaves authorities about six months to co-design, assess and publish. This briefing note sets out what the duty asks for and what it means in practice.

The Department for Transport is developing a strategy which will set the high-level direction for how transport should be designed, built and operated in England over the next 10 years.

It will set out a single national vision which will put people who use transport and their needs at its heart and empower local leaders to deliver integrated transport solutions that meet the needs of their local communities.

To help us create the strategy, we are now asking people: