Impact assessment

Exemptions from the Public Service Vehicles Accessibility Regulations (PSVAR) 2000

Assessment of the costs and benefits to industry of exemptions from accessibility regulations and consideration for the public sector equality duty.

• From: Department for Transport
• Published: 2 July 2026

Applies to England, Scotland and Wales

Documents

De minimis impact assessment: medium-term exemptions from PSVAR for home-to-school and rail replacement coaches

PDF, 355 KB, 33 pages

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Public sector equality duty equality impact assessment: exemptions from PSVAR for home-to-school and rail replacement coach services

PDF, 230 KB, 19 pages

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Details

The de minimus impact assessment provides detailed analysis and outlines the estimated costs and benefits to the coach industry of exemptions from the Public Service Vehicles Accessibility Regulations (PSVAR) 2000.

The public sector equality duty equality impact assessment records the analysis undertaken to fulfil the requirements of the public sector equality duty, as set out in section 149 of the Equality Act 2010.

Published 2 July 2026