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Community Transport inquiry

Closed Opened 9 Oct 2017 Closed 4 Apr 2019

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Inquiry scope (the committee's words)
Government Response Community transport and the Department for Transport's proposed consultation: Government Response to the Committee's First Report of Session 2017-19 (HTML) Community transport and the Department for Transport's proposed consultation: Government Response to the Committee's First Report of Session 2017-19 (PDF 147KB) Committee report Community transport and the Department for Transport's proposed consultation (HTML) Community transport and the Department for Transport's proposed consultation (PDF 1MB) Online web forum See a full list of submissions on our Community Transport web forum . By written submission The Committee invites written submissions addressing one or more of the following points: The effectiveness of the DfT, DVSA and Traffic Commissioners’ guidance to, and regulation of, community transport: in particular, the DfT’s role in providing clarity to the sector about the implications of EU Regulation EC 1071/2009 and the July 2017 outcome of a relevant DVSA licensing investigation of an individual CTO The effects on commercial operators of the longstanding approach of licensing community transport services via Section 19 and/or 22 permits (Transport Act 1985) The safety, security and service quality implications of licensing community transport services via such permits

Where it stands

The inquiry is closed, opened 9 October 2017.

The committee has published 1 report, most recently 1st Report - Community transport and the Department for Transport’s proposed consultation on 14 December 2017.

The government's response

Published 22 February 2018.

Summary written by Accountability Index from the government's response. It is not the government's own words.

The Government accepts some of the Committee's recommendations, including re-opening dialogue with Mr Allen, but states it cannot accept others for legal reasons and says the consultation must primarily focus on bringing UK guidance and legislation into line with the Regulation.

  • On a hybrid category of transport-only community transport organisations, the Government "cannot accept this recommendation for legal reasons", stating there is "no flexibility in the law" to introduce further exemptions to the Regulation.
  • On a transition period, it "cannot accept this recommendation", saying the Regulation's obligations "cannot be waived", but enforcement action will not be taken where an operator on legal advice can demonstrate urgent action to become compliant.
  • It accepts the recommendation to re-open dialogue with Mr Allen, and says the Department "has committed to meet him during the consultation". It also says "A full impact assessment will accompany the consultation".
  • It "accepts the principle" that a stronger evidence base is needed on permit-holders, and says it "will publish this data in the Government consultation response".

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Reports

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Evidence

  • 2 oral evidence sessionsLatest 27 November 2017
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Reports

1 report

Oral evidence sessions

2 sessions

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Date Session and witnesses Source
27 Nov 2017
Oral evidence session
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13 Nov 2017
Oral evidence session
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