Issue - meetings

To receive a report from the Cabinet Member for Education and Health Reform and the Corporate Director of Education and Young People’s Services detailing the proposed Post 16 Transport Policy that is currently out to consultation and remains unchanged from 2015/16.

1) Scott Bagshaw, Head of Fair Access, introduced the report updating the Cabinet Committee in regard to decision taken relation to the +16 travel card and giving the recommendation to endorse the future implementation of the proposed Post 16 Transport Policy. He explained that the consultation had only finished very recently. He further informed Members that there were significant differences between the young person’s travel card and the 16+ travel card.

2) In response to questions raised, Mr Bagshaw gave the following information;

a)    He informed Mr Cowan that he would need to advice from colleagues on the negotiations with Public Transport providers and would respond to his query in the negotiation in full after the meeting.

b)    Reassurance was given that the cost of this to the general public had not risen.

3) A view was expressed that this was a very generous scheme with many uses and that anything the Local Authority can do to propose the use of public transport should be encouraged.

4) Mr Cowan emphasised his main concern was the discrepancy between the 16+ Travel Card and the Young Person’s Travel Card and he would look forward to receiving further information on the reasons behind this from Mr Bagshaw.

5) RESOLVED that the Education and Young People’s Services Cabinet Committee took note of the content of the Post 16 Transport Policy and endorsed its future implementation.