Enhanced Partnership for bus services - Find a freedom of information request

Request

1. Please provide me with copies of your email correspondence as well as any formal correspondence with the Competition and Markets Authority on the topic of Enhanced Partnership for bus services (and franchising, if applicable).

2. I am seeking information on any issues that were raised in regard to competition law, and, if so, how they were, or will be, resolved.

3. Please provide me with any guidance issued to you by the DfT on competition law and Enhanced Partnerships from 01 May 2022 to present.

Please use the date range 01 Jan 2022 to present.
 

Decision

I can confirm that the information requested is held by Lincolnshire County Council. I have detailed below the information that is being released to you.

1. There is no correspondence on this topic.

2. No issues were raised on competition law - we've not yet adopted the Enhanced Scheme and Plan for Lincolnshire.

3. Guidance is issued in the following link

The bus services act 2017: enhanced partnerships (publishing.service.gov.uk)

Reference number
FOI 4588254
Date request received
12/07/22
Date of decision
28/07/22