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Bus Services Act 2025

2025 c. 24 · Enacted 27 October 2025 · Extends to England, Wales and Scotland

Not fully up to date. 2 changes made by later legislation have not yet been written into this text, which is revised to 5 August 2026.

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ProvisionChangeMade by
s. 9coming into forceThe Bus Services Act 2025 (Commencement No. 3 and Transitional Provision) (England) Regulations 2026 reg. 2(a)
s. 37coming into forceThe Bus Services Act 2025 (Commencement No. 3 and Transitional Provision) (England) Regulations 2026 reg. 2(b)

An Act to make provision about local and school bus services; and for connected purposes.

[27th October 2025]

Be it enacted by the King’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

Contents

  1. Franchising schemes: general
  2. 1Availability of franchising schemes
  3. 2Specification of areas
  4. 3Specification of services
  5. 4Minimum period before provision of services
  6. 5References to local services
  7. Franchising schemes: non-franchised services
  8. 6Criteria for granting service permits
  9. 7Registration of services provided under service permits Not yet in force
  10. 8Substitute road services
  11. Franchising schemes: procedure
  12. 9Report on assessment of proposed scheme Not yet in force
  13. 10Duty to consult persons with disabilities
  14. 11Variation of schemes
  15. 12Miscellaneous amendments
  16. Franchising schemes: direct award of contracts
  17. 13Direct award of contracts to incumbent operators
  18. Enhanced partnership plans and schemes
  19. 14Socially necessary local services
  20. 15Measures specified in schemes
  21. 16Passenger benefit requirement
  22. 17Variation of schemes
  23. 18Requirements enabling travel by persons with disabilities
  24. 19Objections by operators
  25. 20Advance notice of requirement to provide information
  26. Local government functions
  27. 21Bus network accessibility plans
  28. 22Local government bus companies
  29. 23Grants
  30. Information about local services Not yet in force
  31. 24Information provided on registration of local services Not yet in force
  32. 25Information about local services Not yet in force
  33. 26Information obtained under Statistics of Trade Act 1947 Not yet in force
  34. Enforcement
  35. 27Powers of inspectors
  36. 28Local transport authority byelaws
  37. 29Transport for London byelaws
  38. Safety and accessibility of stopping places
  39. 30Safety and accessibility of stopping places
  40. 31Provision and design of floating bus stops
  41. 32Duty to provide information to Secretary of State
  42. Safeguarding for school services
  43. 33Safeguarding duty: drivers of school services
  44. Training of staff
  45. 34Training about crime and anti-social behaviour
  46. 35Training about disability
  47. 36Training about disability: further provisions
  48. Zero-emission vehicles
  49. 37Use of zero-emission vehicles for local services in England
  50. 38Use of zero-emission vehicles for local services in Scotland
  51. General
  52. 39Power to make consequential provision
  53. 40Extent
  54. 41Commencement and transitional provision
  55. 42Short title
  56. Schedule Procedure for varying franchising scheme