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1st Report – Access denied: rights versus reality in disabled people's access to transport
Transport Committee
HC 770
Published 20 March 2025
Recommendations
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Not Addressed
Review roles of transport accessibility enforcement bodies and legislate for consistent, sufficient powers.
Recommendation
The Department should within 12 months review the roles of enforcement bodies with responsibilities for transport accessibility and prepare to legislate where necessary: • to ensure that all have consistent and sufficient powers at their disposal, and have both the …
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Government Response Summary
The government's response focuses on reiterating accessibility duties in annual leadership letters to Arm's-length Bodies and envisaging an accessibility charter, but does not address the recommendation to review the roles and powers of enforcement bodies within 12 months or consider legislation for consistent powers and coverage.
Department for Transport
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Conclusions (1)
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Conclusion
Not Addressed
There appears to be no effective or easily available enforcement route for accessibility in the street environment in particular. There is instead a reliance on upstream measures such as local authorities following good practice, consulting effectively and having “due regard” under the Public Sector Equality Duty, but these appear insufficient …
Government Response Summary
The government's response broadly discusses reiterating the importance of accessibility duties to regulators and establishing a forum to improve accountability and enforcement, but it does not specifically address the lack of effective enforcement routes for accessibility in the street environment.