Concessionary travel passes

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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

Freedom of Information, Bristol City Council

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Alan Sibley, Bristol City Council

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Dear Mr Eriksohn,

Further to your FOI request of 29th February I am now able to respond.
Please accept my apologies for the late reply due to my being unable to
refill vacant posts.

1. No, the City Council strictly applies the statutory entitlement
categories set down in the Transport Act 2000.

2. N/A

3. No, the Council has not agreed any other extension of the scheme to
non-statutory categories of persons.

4. The Council is not empowered to issue travelcards for the national
free travel scheme to non-statutory categories of persons. If we were to
follow this course we would have to set up a specific separate
restricted local scheme with a different form of travelcard. This would
have significant cost and resource implications. Bristol like many other
travel concession authorities has not been fully funded by central
government for the national concession, and is therefore not in a
position to voluntarily increase its fiscal commitment to concessionary
travel.

5. No relevant documents available.

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Alan Sibley
Team Manager

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

Alan Sibley
Team Manager
Public Transport & P&R Group
Bristol City Council
Brunel House
St Georges Road
BRISTOL BS1 5UY

Tel: 0117 922 2949
Fax: 0117 922 3539

Email: (NEW) [email address]

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