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Guidance explaining how mayoral combined authorities and other local transport authorities in England can:

• establish franchising for bus services in line with theBus Services Act 2017
• use this mechanism to deliver their bus service improvement plans

This guidance states the statutory and non-statutory processes along with the legal process of establishing bus franchising.

Bus franchising is one of two options available to local authorities when working in partnership with bus operators. The other alternative is anenhanced partnership.