Covid-19 transport transition plan: FOI release

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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