Impact assessment

Exemption for rail replacement coach services from the accessible information regulations

Regulations and impact assessments for an exemption from the technical requirements to provide audible and visible information for eligible operators using coaches for rail replacement services.

• From: Department for Transport
• Published: 17 October 2024

Applies to England, Scotland and Wales

Documents

Public Service Vehicles (Accessible Information) (Prescribed Operator Exemptions and Modifications) Regulations 2024

PDF, 706 KB, 16 pages

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Impact assessment

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Equality impact assessment

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Details

The documents on this page relate to an exemption regime from the technical requirements of the Public Service Vehicles (Accessible Information) Regulations 2023 for prescribed operators when using coaches to provide rail replacement services. A list of exempt operators is provided as a schedule to the exemption regulations.

The exemption applies from 1 October 2024 to 31 July 2026.

The documents are:

• a copy of the regulations
• an impact assessment
• an equality impact assessment

Published 17 October 2024