Decision details
Free Bus Travel (Concessionary Travel) Scheme Review
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: No
Purpose:
Five yearly review of the free bus travel
scheme for older people and disabled people. Results from the
engagement exercise.
Decision:
That Cabinet:
1. Approves the continuation of the Warwickshire County Concessionary Travel Scheme attached to the report at Appendix 1 for a further period of five years, from 1 April 2023 until March 2028, subject to the modifications referred to in resolution 2 below;
2. Approves the introduction of all day travel for holders of disabled person’s passes below state retirement age, for a trial period of 12 months to commence as soon as possible after 1 April 2023; and
3. Supports further exploration of a stand-alone discretionary scheme for other groups of individuals and undertaking a feasibility study into introducing companion passes as set out in section 5 of the report with proposals to be reported back to Cabinet.
3.
Report author: Jo Cooper
Publication date: 19/04/2023
Date of decision: 18/04/2023
Decided at meeting: 18/04/2023 - Cabinet
Accompanying Documents:
- Free Bus Travel (Concessionary Travel) Scheme Review PDF 103 KB
- Appendix 1 for Free Bus Travel (Concessionary Travel) Scheme Review - Scheme Summary PDF 156 KB
- Appendix 2 for Free Bus Travel (Concessionary Travel) Scheme Review - Survey form PDF 291 KB
- Appendix 3 for Free Bus Travel (Concessionary Travel) Scheme Review - Survey results PDF 354 KB
- Appendix 4 for Free Bus Travel (Concessionary Travel) Scheme Review - EqIA PDF 308 KB