Philip Powell

Mar 9, 2023 | lexology.com | Darren Fodey |Lisa Marks |Tammy Samuel |Suzanne Tarplee |Caroline Hooton |Samantha Harland | +2 more

The Bus Services Act 2017 introduced two new bus service operating models: franchising and enhanced partnerships. You can find out more about the differences between these two models in one of our previous articles in this series on the bus industry by clicking here. As a brief reminder, under the bus franchising model, the franchising authority (the authority) is solely responsible for specifying the bus routes, services, timetables and frequencies.

Feb 16, 2023 | lexology.com | Darren Fodey |Lisa Marks |Tammy Samuel |Suzanne Tarplee |Caroline Hooton |Samantha Harland | +2 more

The Bus Services Act 2017 (the Act) was introduced in a bid to combat the perceived challenges faced by the bus industry following deregulation in the 1980s and to allow some local authorities greater control over the bus services being operated in their area. Two new operating models were introduced: franchising and enhanced partnerships (EPs).

Feb 9, 2023 | lexology.com | Tammy Samuel |Suzanne Tarplee |Darren Fodey |Lisa Marks |Philip Powell |Caroline Hooton | +3 more

With the announcement of the National Bus Strategy (NBS) in March 2021, the UK Government confirmed its intent to overhaul the UK's established model of privatised bus services. This has potentially business-ending implications for incumbent bus operators and offers opportunities to the wider bus operating market.