Concessionary travel passes

Dear Mr Eriksohn,

Thank you for your enquiry regarding Concessionary Travel. We have
forwarded it to Nottinghamshire County Council who set the
travel guidelines for the whole of the County.

Regards

Wendy Taylor

Customer Services
Bassetlaw District Council
[1][Bassetlaw District Council request email]

>>> On 30/01/09 at 06:05, in message
<[email address]>, Robert Eriksohn
<[FOI #7237 email]> wrote:
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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Dear Mr Eriksohn,

I refer to your request under the Freedom of Information Act dated 30th
January 2009 requesting information on Concessionary Travel Passes

a) The Council has a duty to confirm or deny that it holds
recorded information that an applicant seeks from it and a duty to supply
the information requested, subject to any exemption that may apply.

b) However, under the provisions of the Freedom of Information
Act 2000 the right of access is to the information and not the documents.

Bassetlaw District Council is a member of the Nottinghamshire
Concessionary Travel Partnership. The Partnership issue travel passes to
eligible persons as detailed in the guidance issued by the Department of
Transport. The DfT website is [1]www.dft.gov.uk

If you are dissatisfied with the Freedom of Information response set out
in this letter you are able to utilise the Council’s complaints
procedure, and details of which are enclosed.

In addition, information to any right of appeal to the Information
Commissioner may be found at [2]www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk or by
writing to Information Commissioner, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow,
Cheshire, SK9 5AF (telephone 06125 545745), email [3][email address]

Regards

Wendy Taylor

Customer Services
Bassetlaw District Council
[4][Bassetlaw District Council request email]

>>> On 30/01/09 at 06:05:19, in message
<[email address]>, Robert Eriksohn
<[FOI #7237 email]> wrote:
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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