To approve submission of the Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP) for Herefordshire at appendix 1. This being due to the Department for Transport (DfT) no later than 31 October 2021 to meet the deadline of the Government’s National bus strategy for England: Bus back better.

Submitting the BSIP to DfT will assist the council in securing ongoing government funding support for buses and the development of the council’s public transport strategy. This will support the investment in buses that cabinet identified when it determined its preferred transport strategy following the Hereford Transport Strategy Review.