Board Achievements Against Workplan
The Workplan
The Board are required to publish a work plan which sets out how it intends to perform its functions under sections 27C(2) and (3) of the Transport (Scotland) Act 2001 for the period of the work programme.
The current workplan covers the period 2024 – 2028 and was put before Ministers in August 2024.
The workplan sets the key objectives for the period and what advice it intends to issue to Scottish Ministers. It details the expected outputs and how these outputs will be tested. It highlights the key work streams and areas of engagement., and reflects the Board’s strategic aims and objectives as agreed with the Scottish Ministers. Where applicable, it outlines how the Board contributes to the National Transport Strategy (2) and the Strategic Transport Projects Review (2).
The Board does not have a direct delivery function, and the workplan has identified the following areas as being out of scope:
- Owning the commercial arrangements for products/tickets;
- Owning the governance of products/tickets;
- Responsibility for fare structure reform and changes;
- Responsibility for discount/entitlement policy;
- Delivery of new Schemes and Standards.
Objectives are instead centred around the three statutory functions of the Board, noting the interdependence of function 3 on the advice given in regard to function 2.
- To issue advice and recommendations to the Scottish Ministers in relation to the strategic development of smart ticketing in Scotland.
- To advise the Scottish Ministers in relation to their functions insofar as they relate to the national technological standard for smart ticketing.
- To advise the Scottish Ministers in relation to their functions insofar as they relate to smart ticketing arrangements
The Board is required to update its workplan no later than three months before the expiry of the current plan. The plan has not been revised or reissued in the reporting period.