Issue - meetings

To consider the Post-16 Transport Statement.

Wards affected: all

Contact: Martin Wood, Head of Service – Public Protection

Exempt information is detailed in an appendix to the attached report.

Consideration must be given to whether the public and press should be excluded from the meeting prior to the determination of the matter to

enable the exempt information to be discussed by passing the following

resolution: -

To resolve that under Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following item of business, on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information, as defined in Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act

RESOLVED –

1)    That the Post-16 Transport Statement be adopted and should effect from 31 May 2024 and be applied to existing and new students at the start of the 2024 academic year.

2)    That approval be given to set the personal travel payment to:-

(i)            Band 1 - Living less than or equal to three miles from home to setting (one way) - £300.

(ii)          Band 2 - Living greater than three miles but less than or equal to ten miles from home to setting (one way) - £1000.

(iii)         Band 3 – Living greater than ten miles but less than or equal to twenty miles from home to setting (one way) - £2000.

(iv)         Band 4 – Living greater than twenty miles from home to setting (one way) - £3000.

3)    That should a student receive Council organised transport, the parental contribution be set to £500 per academic year.