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Competition body demands tougher bus franchising tests

BUSES

Andrew Forster
08 July 2016
 

THE COMPETITION and Markets Authority (CMA) is calling for amendments to the Bus Services Bill to make it more difficult for local transport authorities to introduce bus franchising. 

The CMA has written to transport minister Andrew Jones, recommending that local transport authorities (LTAs) should have to demonstrate that franchising is justified before introducing a scheme.

The detail of the CMA’s advice is revealed in a blog posting by Douglas Cooper, who led the bus inquiry by...

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