Dear Mr Abrams,

 

FOI Request ref:  4480 / Bus Service Provision

 

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Amilia Holland

Customer Information Adviser

 

East Sussex County Council

Communities Economy and Transport Directorate

W1D, County Hall

St Anne’s Crescent

Lewes

East Sussex BN7 1UE

 

Phone: 01273 482913
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Dear Mr Abrams,

 

FOI Request ref:  4480 / Bus Service Provision

 

Thank you for your request for information about the above, which has been
dealt with under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Your
request and our response are set out below. Please note that any
information we provide is subject to the copyright and reuse of
information terms and conditions set out at the bottom of this email.

 

REQUEST

 

1. What is East Sussex County Council’s total budget for supported bus
services in 2014/15?

 

2. What was East Sussex County Council’s total budget for supported bus
services in 2013/14?

 

3. What was East Sussex County Council’s total budget for supported bus
services in 2012/13?

 

4. What was East Sussex County Council’s total budget for supported bus
services in 2011/12?

 

5. What was East Sussex County Council’s total budget for supported bus
services in 2010/11?

 

6. What is the budget for supported bus services as a percentage of the
total transport budget? (For the purposes of this request 'transport'
includes highway maintenance, home to school/college transport; adult
social care transport; demand responsive transport; special educational
need transport and voluntary driver schemes, cycling and walking, roads
spending, supported bus services and fares).

 

7. How many and which supported routes have had cuts in services in the
fiscal year 2014/15 (for example loss of weekend or evening services)?

 

8. How many and which supported routes have been completely withdrawn in
the fiscal year 2014/15?

 

9. What changes have been made to non-statutory concessionary fare schemes
in the fiscal year 2014/15?

 

 

RESPONSE

 

1. Net Budget £2,213,000

 

2. Net Budget £2,379,700 

 

3. Net Budget £2,096,800 

 

4. Net Budget £2,348,280 

 

5. Net Budget £2,710,400

 

6. The 2014/15 net supported bus service budget is 5.19% of net total
transport budget.

 

7. None

 

8. One supported school route was completely withdrawn. This was Service
116 (Seaford-Cardinal Newman School) from 12 April 2014, due to reduced
usage from the Seaford area. Alternative services are available using
Brighton & Hove Bus Company commercial services.

 

9. From 1 April 2014, we have removed the discretionary 9.00am start time
for the Concessionary Fares scheme and the scheme now starts at the
statutory time for the English National Concessionary Travel Scheme of
9.30am. We have also removed the use of Concessionary passes on
Dial-A-Ride services in the Lewes area, which was a legacy from when the
concessionary scheme was run by the Lewes District Council. 

 

 

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the grounds of your appeal in writing to:

 

Philip Baker, Assistant Chief Executive, East Sussex County Council,
County Hall, St Anne’s Crescent, Lewes, East Sussex. BN7 1UE.

or by email to him at [1][email address]

 

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at: Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane,
Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF. Tel: 0303 123 1113.  [2]www.ico.org.uk

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Amilia Holland

Customer Information Adviser

 

East Sussex County Council

Communities, Economy and Transport

W1D, County Hall

St Anne’s Crescent

Lewes

East Sussex BN7 1UE

 

Phone: 01273 482913
Fax: 01273 481208

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