Decision details
English National Concessionary Travel Scheme
Decision Maker: Executive Members for City Strategy and Advisory Panel, Executive Member for City Strategy
Decision status: Decision Made
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
Purpose of report:To advise Members of action
to implement legislative changes with effect from 1st April 2008
which affect the provision of Concessionary bus travel
Members are asked to:Approve the proposed action.
Decision:
Advice of the Advisory Panel
That the Executive Member be advised:
(i) That the action taken by the Director of City Strategy to implement the English National Concessionary Travel Scheme from 1 April 2008 be approved;
(ii) That the close monitoring of the Scheme and its financial effects be agreed, with further reports to be presented to Members, as and when appropriate, to consider possible action in respect of variations from budgeted expenditure and further development of the Scheme’s electronic capabilities.
Decision of the Executive Member
RESOLVED:That the advice of the Advisory Panel be accepted and endorsed.
REASON:To support the provision of Concessionary Bus Travel for eligible groups, to assist in the transfer of travel from private cars and to help sustain the bus service network.
Publication date: 18/03/2008
Date of decision: 17/03/2008
Decided at meeting: 17/03/2008 - Executive Members for City Strategy and Advisory Panel
Effective from: 20/03/2008
Accompanying Documents:
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