Covid-19 transport transition plan: FOI release

Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002


Information requested

In relation to the Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Infrastructure and Connectivity's announcement on the 26 May 2020, announcing the publication of the Scottish Government’s Covid-19 transport transition plan in Parliament you asked for the following information:-
1. What passenger groups were engaged in the production of the transport transition plan?
2. What form did this engagement take?

Response

1. I can confirm that the following passenger groups were engaged in the production of the transport transition plan:-

  • Transport Focus
  • Mobility and Access Committee for Scotland

Other groups engaged with about the interests of passengers included:

  • Staff representatives of transport unions
  • Transport operators
  • The British Transport Police


2. The engagement with the above groups took the form of:-

  • Exchange of drafts of the guidance for review and comment
  • Telephone dialogue to alert stakeholders to imminent sharing of draft documentation for review and feedback

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Contact

Please quote the FOI reference
Central Enquiry Unit
Email: ceu@gov.scot
Phone: 0300 244 4000

The Scottish Government
St Andrews House
Regent Road
Edinburgh
EH1 3DG

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