Webinar: The National Audit Office’s Report On Buses In England – What It Means For The Bus Sector

This webinar took place on 30th July 2025.

In collaboration with the National Audit Office (NAO), this session reflected on the findings and recommendations from the NAO report, as well as on the Public Accounts Committee evidence session with the Department for Transport in parliament. The presentation was followed by a panel discussion with representatives from Bus Users UK and Campaign for Better Transport.

Speakers:
Cvetina Yocheva
Senior Audit Manager, Transport Value for Money, National Audit Office

Beth Bishop
Senior Analyst, Transport Value for Money, National Audit Office

Liam Thomas
Analyst, Transport Value for Money, National Audit Office

Peter Stephens
Deputy Director for Bus Funding and Ticketing, Department for Transport

Panelists:

Lydia Horbury
Director for England at Bus Users UK

Lydia Horbury is a passionate and effective advocate for social justice in transport. As Director for England at Bus Users UK, she works tirelessly to give bus and coach users a powerful voice, ensuring their lived experiences shape service delivery and policy. Lydia has led hugely successful public campaigns, including the award-winning Catch the Bus Month, engaging hundreds of organisations to promote the social, economic, and environmental benefits of bus travel.

Silviya Barrett
Director of Policy and Campaigns at Campaign for Better Transport

Silviya Barrett is Director of Policy and Campaigns at Campaign for Better Transport – the national charity championing high quality, affordable sustainable transport. Silviya joined the charity in February 2020. She is responsible for building the organisation’s policy, research and campaigns programme and managing external engagement. She also leads project delivery and local engagement. Prior to that, she was Research Manager at think tank Centre for London..

The presentations are now available to be downloaded.