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<p>The Department for Transport (DfT) is committed to comprehensive civil rights for
disabled people. An integrated transport policy, which encompasses accessible public
transport, public transport infrastructure and a barrier-free pedestrian environment
is fundamentally important to delivering that commitment.</p><p> </p><p>Provisions
in the Equality Act 2010 require service providers, such as local authorities, to
take reasonable steps to ensure that disabled people do not find it unreasonably difficult
to enjoy a service on the same basis as non-disabled people.</p><p> </p><p>The DfT
has not provided any guidance on protecting the safety of blind and partially sighted
bus users when placing floating bus stops or when specifically closing bus stops or
placing temporary bus stops.</p><p> </p><p>However, our document ‘Safety at Street
Works and Road Works’ (a statutory code of practice for utility companies and local
highways authorities in England) provides general principles to observe when considering
the needs of vulnerable users. It is the responsibility of local authorities to apply
these general principles to any works they carry out in the highway, including work
on bus stops.</p><p> </p><p>The code of practice is available at:</p><p> </p><p><a
href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/safety-at-street-works-and-road-works"
target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/safety-at-street-works-and-road-works</a></p><p>
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