Automated passenger services: permitting scheme

Government received 169 responses to the consultation for the automated passenger services (APS) permitting scheme. Respondents supported the following statutory instrument (SI) proposals:

• renewals process
• variation
• suspension and withdrawal procedures
• maximum validity period of 5 years
• the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) as the permit outcome review body
• disclosure and use of information

Following review of the responses, one change has been made to the APS SI. This increases the scope of data sharing to allow wider non‑safety‑related information, such as isolation points, to be shared with emergency responders where they need it to manage incidents involving a permitted APS.