Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee

Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee

Agency overview
Formed	1985
Jurisdiction	England
Headquarters	London
Minister responsible	Heidi Alexander MP, Secretary of State for Transport
Agency executive	Professor Matthew Campbell-Hill [1] , Chair
Parent department	Department of Transport
Website	Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee

The Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee (also known as "DPTAC") is an expert committee established by the Transport Act 1985, ^[2] to provide advice to the government on the transport needs of disabled people. ^[3]

Membership of the DPTAC is mostly, but not exclusively, disabled people. ^[4]

Work

The committee has advised the government on several measures, including requesting additional finance for works to rail access ^[5] and work on accessibility for users of taxi services ^[6]

The committee was considered for abolition with a successor organisation taking over its work. A consultation was held in 2012 with responses from organisations such as the Office of Road and Rail; ^[7] however the result was not published by the committee. ^[8]

During the coronavirus pandemic, the DPTAC issued guidance regarding the use of face coverings, specifically on the identification of exemptions to the requirements. ^[9]

References

1. "Professor Matthew Campbell-Hill". GOV.UK.
2. "Transport Act 1985". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
3. "Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee (DPTAC)". Disability Information Scotland. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
4. "Membership". GOV.UK. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
5. "Government's advisers call for billions extra in rail access cash". Disability News Service. 17 February 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
6. "Making private hire services more accessible to disabled people. Good practice guide". thenbs.com. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
7. "ORR response to the Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee consultation on the abolition of the Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee (DPTAC) and the best option for successor arrangements should DPTAC be abolished | Office of Rail and Road". www.orr.gov.uk. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
8. "Government's access advisers set to publish long-awaited documents, after ABC pressure". Disability News Service. 12 May 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
9. "DPTAC position on face coverings and exemptions". GOV.UK. Retrieved 18 May 2022.