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# The Bus Franchising Assessment (Approved Persons) (England) Regulations 2026

## Title and introductory text {#prelims}

2026 No. 1145
PUBLIC PASSENGER TRANSPORT, ENGLAND
The Bus Franchising Assessment (Approved Persons) (England) Regulations 2026
Made
29th October 2026
Laid before Parliament
3rd November 2026
Coming into force
24th November 2026
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 123D (8) of and paragraph 4 (7) of Schedule 9A to the Transport Act 2000.

## 1 Citation, commencement, extent and application {#regulation-1}

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Bus Franchising Assessment (Approved Persons) (England) Regulations 2026.
(2) These Regulations come into force on 24th November 2026.
(3) These Regulations extend to England and Wales.
(4) These Regulations apply in relation to England only.

## 2 Approved person {#regulation-2}

(1) A person is specified as an approved person for the purposes of section 123D of and paragraph 4 (7) of Schedule 9A to the Transport Act 2000 if that person is either—
(a) an accountant, auditor or senior transport professional, or
(b) the employer of a person mentioned in sub-paragraph (a).
(2) In this regulation—
“accountant” means a member of—
the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants,
the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland,
the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales,
the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy, or
the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants;
“auditor” means a person eligible for appointment as a local auditor by virtue of Chapter 2 of Part 42 of the Companies Act 2006 as modified by Schedule 5 to the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014;
“senior transport professional” means a person who—
holds or has held a position with responsibility for the strategic leadership or oversight of the design, delivery or analysis of transport policy, projects or systems,
has experience in the management of multi-disciplinary or multi-stakeholder projects relating to the transport sector, and
in the course of a business or profession, or in the exercise of a function of a public nature, is or has been responsible for—
the preparation of reports which set out findings and recommendations, and
the financial appraisal of transport policy, projects or systems.