Guidance and regulation

How local transport authorities (LTAs) and bus operators can work together to develop a bus service improvement plan (BSIP).

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 16 January 2024

Information for local transport authorities on how to apply for ZEBRA 2 bus funding.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 20 November 2023

• Apply for zero emission bus funding (ZEBRA 2)

  Introduction In March 2021, the government published ’Bus Back Better’,…

• Local transport authorities that submitted an expression of interest to apply for ZEBRA 2

  As part of the application process for the Zero Emission Bus Regional…

Local authorities best practice when tendering for road passenger transport contracts.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 31 October 2013

How £220 million of funding will improve bus services.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 6 February 2020

UK nationwide standard for exchanging bus schedules and related data.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

How local authorities can decarbonise local bus services.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 13 April 2022

UK nationwide standard for exchanging bus schedules and related data.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 20 January 2014