Public Transport Users' Committee for Wales (PTUC)

What does the Committee do?

The Committee takes an independent strategic overview of public transport services and facilities across Wales and makes recommendations to Welsh Minister on a range of issues relating to public transport.

The main focus of the Committee is to advise Welsh Minister's on option based solutions to:

• increase the appeal of public transport;
• promote social inclusion through public transport services;
• improve accessibility, safety and mobility of public transport services;
• encourage sustainable travel and support integrated transport and
• encourage a shift from using the private car to using public transport.

The Committee meets 4 times a year. The meetings are held on a rotational basis in the four transport regions of Wales. (North, Mid, South West and South East Wales). Each meeting generally lasts one day.

Who is on the Committee?

The Committee consists of non-executive members, including a chairperson and nine Committee members. One of these members is also the Welsh representative on the Disabled Person’s Transport Advisory Committee (DPTAC).