Concessionary travel passes

Robert Eriksohn made this Freedom of Information request to South Ribble Borough Council

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From: Robert Eriksohn

30 January 2009

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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From: Shingleston, Pamela
South Ribble Borough Council

30 January 2009

Thank you for your message. I am out of the office until Monday 2
February, but if the e-mail you have sent requires attention before then,
please contact the ICT helpdesk on 01772 625271

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From: Shingleston, Pamela
South Ribble Borough Council

4 February 2009

Dear Mr Eriksohn,

Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request as below. We
administer the scheme on behalf of Lancashire County Council, and each
Lancashire district administers their own.
The subject matter is therefore the responsibility of Lancashire County
Council, and we have transferred your enquiry to them asking them to
confirm receipt of the transfer with you.

Their contact details are :-

Lancashire County Council
PO Box 78
County Hall
Preston
PR1 8XJ

Tel: 01772 531116
Fax: 01772 530949
E-mail: [email address]

Yours sincerely,

Pam Shingleston
ICT Support Officer
South Ribble Borough Council

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From: Freedom of Information

5 February 2009

Dear Mr Eriksohn,

Request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000

We are writing to acknowledge receipt of your email dated 30^th January
2009, in which you request the disclosure of information regarding
concessionary travel passes. Your request was forwarded to this department
on 4^th February 2009,

We are looking into the issues raised and shall contact you again when we
are in a position to respond further. Should we envisage any delays, or
require more details from you, we will contact you immediately.

In the meantime, if you have any queries about the above, please do not
hesitate to contact us, quoting ref. RFI 086/2009.

Yours sincerely,

On behalf of the Freedom of Information Team

Freedom of Information | Access to Information Team

Lancashire County Council, PO Box 78, County Hall,

Preston, PR1 8XJ

Tel: 01772 531116 | Fax: 01772 530949

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A 4-star council: awarded top marks by the Audit Commission

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From: Freedom of Information

9 February 2009

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Dear Mr Eriksohn,

Request for Information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000

We are writing in response to your recent email, and are now in a position
to respond to your enquiry.

We can confirm that Lancashire County Council does not hold the
information that you have requested. Lancashire County Council is not
statutorily responsible for the provision of concessionary travel. Each
district within the NoWcard area is a Travel Concession Authority and as
such decides on concessions available to their residents. Therefore this
request should be directed to the district councils for their response.

The government issued guidance regarding the provision of National
Concession bus passes to disabled persons, see attached. If the disabled
person does not meet the conditions attached an England National
Concession bus pass cannot be issued, though the district may choose to
issue an alternative bus pass.

Details of the District Councils within Lancashire can be found on the
County Council's website at the following URL:

[1]http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/lancashire/...

Links for each District Council on the left hand side of the above website
page will take you through to the websites for each District Council, from
where you will be able to obtain their contact details.

We trust that our response is to your satisfaction, but in the event that
you wish to complain about the manner in which your enquiry has been
handled, you should write in the first instance to The Freedom of
Information Officer, Lancashire County Council, PO Box 78, County Hall,
Preston PR1 8XJ, or email [2][email address]

If, after this stage, you remain dissatisfied, you have the right to refer
the matter to the Information Commissioner, whose contact details are as
follows:

The Information Commissioner

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

Tel: 01625 545700

Email: [3][email address]

Website: [4]http://www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk

Should you have any queries about any of the above, do not hesitate to
contact us.

Yours sincerely,

Freedom of Information Team

Lancashire County Council

PO Box 78

County Hall

Preston

PR1 8XJ

Tel: (01772) 531116

Fax: (01772) 530949

Email: [5][email address]

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