Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to improve the process for implementing the bus franchising powers in the Transport (Scotland) Act 2019 by: - amending the Act to remove the requirement for proposed franchising frameworks to be approved by a panel appointed by the Traffic Commissioner, instead empowering Regional Transport Partnerships (RTPs) to have the final say; - providing additional funding to support RTPs in preparing franchising frameworks and assisting them with initial set-up costs once frameworks are approved.
Petitioner: Ellie Harrison on behalf of the Better Buses National Coalition
Status: Under consideration
Date published: 25 August 2026
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