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Accessible transport: legal obligations

Inquiry

A variety of legal obligations to ensure accessibility apply to transport operators and local licensing authorities across different modes of transport, and the Transport Committee has conducted an inquiry into these legal obligations and whether they are being met. 

The Committee published their report on Thursday 20 March 2025 

 

Read the call for evidence issued at the start of the inquiry. 

The Committee re-opened its call for evidence on 13 July 2023 to invite views specifically on proposals to close rail ticket offices. 

Read the further call for evidence on rail ticket offices. 

This inquiry is no longer accepting evidence

The deadline for submissions was Wednesday 16 August 2023.

Work news

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Government pledges to review accessibility laws but its response to scale of failings ‘lacks urgency’
The Government has promised a review of the legislative framework relating to disabled people’s access to all transport services, following a report by the Transport Committee
13 June 2025
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Access denied: MPs call for overhaul of laws, strategy and attitudes to get transport working for disabled people
A new Transport Committee report uncovers the harsh daily reality experienced by disabled people when using transport services
20 March 2025
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‘Don’t forget about disabled people in rail reforms’, Transport Committee warns Minister
The Transport Committee has published a letter to the Rail Minister Lord Hendy regarding the Department for Transport’s recent consultation, ‘A railway fit for Britain’s future’
12 March 2025
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Accessible Transport: Committee re-opens evidence submissions after proposals to close train ticket offices
Transport Committee calls for evidence as part of its inquiry into Accessible Transport
14 July 2023
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Accessible Transport: Committee publishes raft of written evidence received since launching inquiry
Transport Committee publishes written evidence received as part of its inquiry
2 June 2023
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Are transport services accessible to all? Transport Committee to investigate legal obligations, enforcement and redress
Transport Committee to examine the effectiveness of legislation that should require transport providers to make services accessible
2 February 2023
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