Guidance and regulation

Find and use timetable, location and fares data for local bus services in England.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 25 November 2020

How to claim extended support from the Bus Recovery Grant (BRG).

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 17 May 2023

Guide to bus and concessionary travel statistics, including notes and definitions and supporting technical documents.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 30 November 2023

UK nationwide standard for exchanging bus schedules and related data.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 12 March 2014

Guidance for local authorities and operators of local bus services in England.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 11 December 2020

How English local authorities can administer concessionary travel smartcard permits for older and disabled people.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 18 February 2016

Check local bus service registrations if you work for a local council or passenger transport authority.

• From: Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain
• Updated: 14 November 2016

Information about creating an Enhanced Partnership (EP) for local bus services.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 28 January 2022

Guidance on the Public Service Vehicles Accessibility Regulations 2000 which outlines how in-scope buses and coaches deliver increased accessibility for disabled people

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 18 August 2022

Information on how to give a local authority pre-notice of a local bus registration.

• From: Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain
• Updated: 13 June 2018

Guidance for local authorities in England on how to set up a bus franchising to improve local bus services.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 27 March 2024

Bus operators and local authorities in England must use this service to publish bus timetable, location and fares data.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 31 May 2022

The legislative requirements for seat belts on urban buses, including information about new buses and standing passengers.

• From: Department for Transport and 1 others
• Updated: 1 May 2010

The data formats bus operators must use when publishing location data via the Bus Open Data Service under the SIRI-VM standard.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 21 October 2020

Overview of the schemes available to local authorities when improving bus services.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 27 November 2017

How operators can improve or maintain security to reduce violence on buses and coaches, or at stations and depots.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 30 July 2018

UK nationwide standard for exchanging bus schedules and related data.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 15 November 2016

Guidance for registering a local bus service in an Enhanced Partnership (EP) area and appealing registration authority decisions.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 17 September 2019

Questionnaires used to collect data from bus operators.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 28 October 2020

Local transport note on how to deliver priority for bus services in England.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 17 March 2024