Bus Guidance

Transport Scotland has published a suite of best practice guidance documents to assist in the provision of bus services.

These documents outline how operators, local authorities and Regional Transport Partnerships (RTPs) can work together to improve services within the existing regulatory regime.

Guidance for Bus Operators and Transport Authorities in Scotland on Competition Issues in Respect of Statutory Quality Partnerships and Other Agreements

This document aims to provide guidance on when schemes or agreements will fall within the scope of competition law and how parties to such agreements can satisfy themselves that such arrangements are compliant with competition law.

Buses for Scotland: Progress Through Partnership - A Guide for Local Authorities, Regional Transport Partnerships and Bus Operators

This guidance aims to facilitate the process of essential partnership working for Local Authorities, RTPs and Bus Operators on bus planning, service information, regulation and funding issues.

Statutory Quality Partnerships (SQPs)

This guidance is designed to help local authority decision makers understand the role of SQPs and to explain how they can be used as a powerful tool which can help to improve the delivery of bus services in their area, in conjunction with bus operators and RTPs.

• Main document
• Executive Summary

Bus Punctuality Improvement Performance (BPIPs)

Guidance for local authorities and bus operators on the creation of BPIPs. BPIPs aim to the punctuality of bus services by creating a partnership through which the causes of service delays can be addressed.

• Main document
• Executive Summary
• Buses for Scotland: Park and Ride for Buses - A National Framework

The aim of this Framework is to assist Authorities and Bus Operators on approaches to the development of Park & Ride facilities in order to promote the construction of new facilities.