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It is, however, not possible expressly to apply the public sector equality duty to privately owned bus companies without making significant changes to how the Equality Act 2010 operates. It is also important to highlight that all local bus service operators are already subject to substantial obligations under existing legislation relating to accessibility, most notably the Equality Act 2010, which includes the duty to make reasonable adjustments. The Public Service Vehicles Accessibility Regulations 2000 require vehicles carrying more than 22 passengers on local and scheduled services to provide physical features to help disabled people travel safely and the Public Service Vehicles (Accessible Information) Regulations 2023 require the provision of audible and visible route and location announcements on board local services.