Robert Eriksohn
What Do They Know
Barrow Borough Council
Corporate Services Division
Legal Department
TOWN HALL · DUKE STREET
BARROW-IN-FURNESS · CUMBRIA LA14 2LD
FAX: (01229) 876515
DX No: 63917 BARROW-IN-FURNESS
www.barrowbc.gov.uk
Our
Ref:
JH/FOI0807
Contact Name: Jane Holden
Date: 24/02/09
Yo
ur Ref:
Tel No:
01229 876452
Dear Robert
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 – INFORMATION REQUEST
Your request for information has now been considered and the information is now enclosed.
closed.
1. Barrow Borough Council does not pro
ugh Council
v
does not pro ide concessionary travel passe
v
s as a matter of course
ide concessionary travel passe
to citizens w
to citize
ho are disab
ns w
led on the gr
ho are disab
ounds of mental illne
led on the gr
ss.
ounds of mental illne
ss.
Eligibility is
Eligibility i based on th
e following criteria:
based on th
Residents of the Borough who:
Residents of
•
•
Are aged 60 or over.
•
•
Suffer from disabili
disabil ty which impairs walking abil
ty which impairs
i
walking abil ty and are in receipt of H
i
i
ty and are in receipt of H gh Rate Disability
Living Allowance.
•
•
Are Blind, (including partially sighted
Are Blind, (including par
), deaf or dumb.
tially sighted
•
•
Have a learning disability
Have a learning disabilit
•
•
Have been refused / revoked driving license on
Have been refused / revoked driving license
medical grounds,
on
•
•
Are without the use of both arms.
Are without the use of bo
2. Not
applicab
2. Not
le
applicab
3. Barrow Borough Council will looks at
ugh Council
individual cir
will looks at
c
individual cir umstances, and may make exceptions
make excepti
based on medical evidence and GP support.
based on medical evide
4. This matter has not been considere
This matter has not bee
d by Elected Members. If
n considere
this matter was raised by the
this matter was raised
community as a pressing issue, Ele
as a pressin
c
g issue, Ele ted Members would co
r
nsider it.
s would co
5. This information is alrea
This information is alre dy accessible of the Council’s websit
a
e:
dy accessible of the Council’s websit
http://www.barrowbc.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=88 Under section 21 of the Act, we are not
required to provide information in response to a request if it is already reasonably accessible
to you.
Director of Regeneration & Community Services
Chief Executive
Director of Corporate Services
Borough Treasurer
Phil Huck
Tom Campbell
Ola Oduwole
Mohamad Saleh
The information supplied to you continues to be protected by the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act
1988. You are free to use it for your own purposes, including any non-commercial research you are
doing and for the purposes of news reporting. Any other re-use, for example commercial publication,
would require the permission of the copyright holder. You can find details on the arrangements for
re-using Crown Copyright on HMSOnline at:
http://www.hmso.gov.uk/copyright/licences/click-use-
home.htm
Information you receive which is not subject to Crown Copyright continues to be protected by the
copyright of the person or organisation from which the information originated. Applications for re-use
must be made in writing and state the purpose for which the information will be reused.
Under the Re-use of Public Sector Information Regulations we may choose to allow re-use under
licence, imposing conditions on the re-use of the information to ensure it is not used in a manner
inconsistent with our copyright and we may also decide to charge a re-use fee.
If you have any queries, concerns or if you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request please
contact me as above.
If the complaint still cannot be resolved you may contact the Council’s Assistant Director (Personnel &
Performance) at the address given above.
If you are not content with the outcome of your complaint, you may apply directly to the Information
Commissioner at Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow. Cheshire SK9 5AF
Yours sincerely
Jane Holden
Corporate Services Officer
Director of Regeneration & Community Services
Chief Executive
Director of Corporate Services
Borough Treasurer
Phil Huck
Tom Campbell
Ola Oduwole
Mohamad Saleh
