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MiDAS promotional graphic with text reading “MiDAS training is now RoSPA Assured”. Includes MiDAS logo, RoSPA Assured 2026/28 badge, and image of a person in a high-visibility jacket writing on a clipboard.

RoSPA awards course assurance to MiDAS

The Community Transport Association is delighted to announce that the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) has recently awarded course assurance to the CTA’s Minibus Driver Awareness Scheme (MiDAS)

portrait photo of Mr Dylan Gallanders

Mr Dylan Gallanders

Collage graphic titled “International Women’s Day 2026” showing eight photos of women involved in community transport. The images include women of different ages and backgrounds: some pictured in vehicles or workplaces, one holding a dog, one standing at a community transport reception desk, one posing with an “I’m on board” frame, and one wearing a winter hat inside a vehicle. The graphic celebrates women working and volunteering in community transport.

International Women’s Day: Celebrating Women in Community Transport

International Women’s Day is an opportunity to recognise the women who make community transport possible - often working quietly, but making a profound difference to people’s lives.

portrait photo of Rhiannon Whyte

Rhiannon Whyte

CTA Scotland Members and Team stand outside of Scottish Parliament

Our Movement’s Manifesto: Improve Access to Health & Social Care

Scotland will go to the polls on 7 May to elect a new Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh. What does the Community Transport movement need from our future MSPs and the next Scottish Government over the next five years?

portrait photo of David Kelly

David Kelly

View from inside a minibus cab, showing the driver’s hands on the steering wheel as the vehicle travels along a winding rural road through green hills and farmland under a bright blue sky.

What the enhanced partnership review is and what it means for Community Transport

The Department for Transport (DfT) has published its review of Enhanced Partnerships (EP’s), sharing a detailed look at how they are working across England and where improvements are needed. CTA contributed directly

portrait photo of Caroline Whitney

Caroline Whitney

A group of women stand in a line at a roadside bus stop, smiling and giving thumbs up toward the camera, with a traditional black-and-white pub building and urban street in the background.

Bus franchising in England: what it could mean for community transport

The Department for Transport has published a new franchising manual for local authorities that want to franchise their bus networks. This matters for our sector because the direction of travel is clear

portrait photo of Caroline Whitney

Caroline Whitney

Image of the Scottish Parliament building in Edinburgh

Our Movement’s Manifesto: Invest in Community Solutions

Scotland will go to the polls on 7 May to elect a new Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh. What does the Community Transport movement need from our future MSPs and the next Scottish Government over the next five years?

portrait photo of David Kelly

David Kelly