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10am to 3:30pm, Wednesday 19 March 2025,听Department for Transport (DfT)听London office and online.

Attendees

DPTAC: Matthew Campbell-Hill (Chair), Sue Sharp (Deputy Chair), Mike Brace听CBE听DL, Damian Bridgeman, Carly Danesh Jones, Mary Doyle, Paul Finnegan, Niki Glazier, Miro Griffiths, Bryan Matthews, Rachael Mole, Ruth Murran, David Sindall, Zamila Skingsley and Edward Trewhella.

Officials:听Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CCAV), DfT Accessibility Policy, Liz Wilson (Deputy Director, Accessible and Inclusive Travel Division), DPTAC Secretariat

Apologies: Maral Nozratzadeh, Mari Martiskainen.

Welcome, conflicts of interest and minutes of previous main meeting

The Chair welcomed everyone and asked for new real, potential, or perceived conflicts of interest; members shared their new conflicts of interest.

The minutes from the previous meeting received no comments from the attendees.

Chair and committee reflections on the quarter听

Chair opened by inviting feedback from attendees on first quarter with DPTAC.

Working Group (WG) chairs expressed satisfaction with their working group鈥檚 progress while noting challenges with time management due to the workload.

Chair encouraged WG chairs to proactively reach out when needed, suggesting workload redistribution around the membership where necessary.

Chair emphasised the importance of more comprehensive meeting documentation, clarifying that WG chairs should delegate minute-taking responsibilities.

Secretariat update听

The newly appointed Joint Head of Secretariat introduced himself and gave an update on procedures for submitting enquiries and requests to the Secretariat team.

The Chair left at this point to attend a closed roundtable with the minister. Before leaving, the Chair handed over to the Vice Chair.

Implementation of the Automated Vehicles Act 2024

CCAV presented the overarching timelines for the implementation programme to the committee, noting the intention to implement the regulatory framework in the second half of 2027.

The Chair has actively participated in the programme鈥檚 expert advisory panel.

Committee members expressed significant interest in the presentation and engaged in discussion regarding the human aspects of accessibility requirements and how DPTAC can continue its involvement moving forward.

Integrated National Transport Strategy (INTS)

The committee received a comprehensive update on the听Integrated National Transport Strategy (INTS),听which will be published this year and sets the long-term vision for transport in England, focusing on how transport should be designed, built and operated to better serve all people who use it and enable them to live fulfilling lives.听

The strategy was launched in November 2024 and received positive feedback. A public听Integrated national transport strategy call for ideas听was launched, which asked people and organisations about their experience of transport in England and what could be done to make it better. This closed on 20 February 2025.

Future engagement plans include a series of people鈥檚 panels with a focus on engaging with 鈥榮eldom heard鈥� groups about their experience of transport and policy roundtables to test and challenge elements of the INTS with policy experts. Committee members were invited to work with the INTS team to shape these sessions.

The update was followed by substantive discussion on demographic shifts, climate change, connectivity challenges and devolution considerations.听

The Chair returned towards the end of this session.

Work programme

WG Chairs provided updates on the following WGs: aviation and maritime, local transport, research and evidence and personal mobility, specifically noting achievements against the work programme.

The session allowed committee members to gain further insight into the various initiatives underway across the committee鈥檚 WGs.

Next meeting

The next DPTAC main meeting is scheduled for 18 June 2025.