Concessionary travel passes

Dear Mr Erikson,

Our ref: 09/022

Further to your request dated 30th January, this is the reply I have
received:

Oswestry Borough Council has no special agreement with any Social Services
Department with regard to Concessionary Travel Passes. That doesn't mean
that some of those Disabled people that come under the Social Services
have a Concessionary Travel Pass because they do and that information is
data protected. All eligible people who reside in the Oswestry Borough
area have to comply with the strict requirements laid down under
concessionary Fares in the following Acts of Parliament.:-
Transport Acts 1985 & 2000, Transport (Eligibility) Act 2003 and the
Concessionary Bus Travel Act 2007.
If they do not comply with those Acts of Parliament then they will not
receive a Travel Concession by Oswestry Borugh Council

Regards

Mary Davies
Legal Assistant
Oswestry Borough Council
Tel: 01691 677220
email: [email address]

Robert Eriksohn To FOI requests at Oswestry
<[FOI #7107 email]> Borough Council
<[Oswestry Borough Council request email]>
30/01/2009 13:18 cc
Subject Freedom of Information
request - Concessionary
travel passes

Dear Sir or Madam,

I would like to make a request as regards to the concessionary
travel arrangements in your authority under the terms of Freedom of
Information Act.

1. Does your authority provide concessionary travel passes to those
individuals registered with their local Social Services department
as disabled on the grounds of being a mental health user or
survivor?

2. If your authority does have such arrangements why was the
decision taken to extend the scheme in this way and what
arrangements are in place?

3. If your authority does not have such arrangements does your
authority have some other arrangement beyond the statuary minimum
to provide passes to those with mental health issues?

4. If your authority does not have such arrangements why was the
decision taken not to extend the scheme in this way and has
consideration been given to extending the scheme in this way in the
future?

5. Would it be possible to provide copies of any relevant policy
documents you may have?

Your assistance is greatly appreciated.

Yours faithfully,

Robert Eriksohn

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