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Dear Hertfordshire County Council,

I am writing to you to request the following information:

1. What was the total net spend for supported bus services in the fiscal year 2018/19?*

2. What was the total net spend for supported bus services in the fiscal year 2009/10?*

*Note: These refer to the Department for Transport’s definition of a supported bus service as: “one where a local transport authority has invited tenders for the operation of a service (not e.g. seats on a bus or subsidised tickets etc), and a contract exists as a result of that tender”. Please, exclude extra sources of funding such as Section 106/developer funding, Community Infrastructure Levy, local authority staffing and publicity, RTPI expenditure and revenue, the Bus Service Operators Grant (BSOG), Local Education Authority funding for home to school transport, NHS-funded non-emergency patient transport, social services transport, voluntary transport and other central and national government grants or income streams.

3. How many and which supported routes have had cuts in services in the fiscal year 2018/19 and (for example loss of weekend or evening services)? Please state if these are partial (the numbered service still runs but on fewer times) or total (the numbered service is completely withdrawn) cuts.

4. How many and which of the previously supported routes have been taken on commercially?

5a. What was the total net spend on free school transport (11-16yr olds in mainstream education) in 2018/19?

5b. How many pupils was this for?

6a. What was the total net spend on free school transport (11-16yr olds in mainstream education) in 2013/14?

6b. How many pupils was this for?

The information provided will be used as part of a national picture of the effect of changes to central Government funding has had on the provision of local bus services. In each case we are only requesting information related to your local authority.

Our work also seeks to promote examples of local authorities that have protected bus services, sometimes in innovative ways. Please do feel free to share any information you feel is relevant on how your council has protected bus services.

Yours faithfully,

Chris Todd

Campaign for Better Transport

Information Governance, Hertfordshire County Council

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Dear Mr Todd

 

Reference number: EIR/ENV/04/19/17375

 

Thank you for your correspondence of the 23^rd April 2019 requesting the
following information:

 

1.     What was the total net spend for supported bus services in the
fiscal year 2018/19?*

2.       What was the total net spend for supported bus services in the
fiscal year 2009/10?*

*Note: These refer to the Department for Transport’s definition of a
supported bus service as: “one where a local transport authority has
invited tenders for the operation of a service (not e.g. seats on a bus or
subsidised tickets etc), and a contract exists as a result of that
tender”. Please, exclude extra sources of funding such as Section
106/developer funding, Community Infrastructure Levy, local authority
staffing and publicity, RTPI expenditure and revenue, the Bus Service
Operators Grant (BSOG), Local Education Authority funding for home to
school transport, NHS-funded non-emergency patient transport, social
services transport, voluntary transport and other central and national
government grants or income streams.

3.       How many and which supported routes have had cuts in services in
the fiscal year 2018/19 and (for example loss of weekend or evening
services)?  Please state if these are partial (the numbered service still
runs but on fewer times) or total (the numbered service is completely
withdrawn) cuts.

4.       How many and which of the previously supported routes have been
taken on commercially?

5.       –

a.       What was the total net spend on free school transport (11-16yr
olds in mainstream education) in 2018/19?

b.      How many pupils was this for?

6.       –

a.       What was the total net spend on free school transport (11-16yr
olds in mainstream education) in 2013/14?

b.      How many pupils was this for?

7.     What was the total net spend for supported bus services in the
fiscal year 2018/19?*

8.       What was the total net spend for supported bus services in the
fiscal year 2009/10?*

*Note: These refer to the Department for Transport’s definition of a
supported bus service as: “one where a local transport authority has
invited tenders for the operation of a service (not e.g. seats on a bus or
subsidised tickets etc), and a contract exists as a result of that
tender”. Please, exclude extra sources of funding such as Section
106/developer funding, Community Infrastructure Levy, local authority
staffing and publicity, RTPI expenditure and revenue, the Bus Service
Operators Grant (BSOG), Local Education Authority funding for home to
school transport, NHS-funded non-emergency patient transport, social
services transport, voluntary transport and other central and national
government grants or income streams.

9.       How many and which supported routes have had cuts in services in
the fiscal year 2018/19 and (for example loss of weekend or evening
services)?  Please state if these are partial (the numbered service still
runs but on fewer times) or total (the numbered service is completely
withdrawn) cuts.

10.   How many and which of the previously supported routes have been
taken on commercially?

11.   –

a.       What was the total net spend on free school transport (11-16yr
olds in mainstream education) in 2018/19?

b.      How many pupils was this for?

12.   –

a.       What was the total net spend on free school transport (11-16yr
olds in mainstream education) in 2013/14?

b.      How many pupils was this for?

 

Your request for information is being considered under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000/Environmental Information Regulations 2004.  We will
respond to your request as quickly as possible, and by the end of 21^st
May 2019 at the latest.

 

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me, quoting
the reference number above.

 

Yours sincerely

 

Ingrid Howard

Information Access Practitioner

Information Access Team

Hertfordshire County Council

Postal Point CHN 320

County Hall,

Hertford, SG13 8DQ

01992 555848 (25848) 

Email: [1][Hertfordshire County Council request email]

 

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Dear Mr Todd

 

Reference number: EIR/ENV/04/19/17375

 

On 23^rd April 2019 we received the following request for information from
you:-

 

Our Response

 

Your request for information has been considered under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 I can confirm that Hertfordshire County Council does
hold the information you have requested, and can respond as follows:-

 

I am writing to you to request the following information:

 

1.       What was the total net spend for supported bus services in the
fiscal year 2018/19?*

£2,042,104.70

2.       What was the total net spend for supported bus services in the
fiscal year 2009/10?*

£6,579,066.36

*Note: These refer to the Department for Transport’s definition of a
supported bus service as: “one where a local transport authority has
invited tenders for the operation of a service (not e.g. seats on a bus or
subsidised tickets etc), and a contract exists as a result of that
tender”. Please, exclude extra sources of funding such as Section
106/developer funding, Community Infrastructure Levy, local authority
staffing and publicity, RTPI expenditure and revenue, the Bus Service
Operators Grant (BSOG), Local Education Authority funding for home to
school transport, NHS-funded non-emergency patient transport, social
services transport, voluntary transport and other central and national
government grants or income streams.

3.       How many and which supported routes have had cuts in services in
the fiscal year 2018/19 and (for example loss of weekend or evening
services)?  Please state if these are partial (the numbered service still
runs but on fewer times) or total (the numbered service is completely
withdrawn) cuts.

None

4.       How many and which of the previously supported routes have been
taken on commercially?

None

5.       –

a.       What was the total net spend on free school transport (11-16yr
olds in mainstream education) in 2018/19?

2018/2019 11-16 mainstream spend £3,108,589.

Figures exclude the relevant administrative costs because such costs are
not split between primary and secondary sectors.

b.      How many pupils was this for?

In 2013/14 3494 mainstream pupils aged 11-16 were provided with free
transport

Figures exclude children provided with discretionary transport.

 

6.       –

a.       What was the total net spend on free school transport (11-16yr
olds in mainstream education) in 2013/14?

2013/2014 11-16 mainstream spend £3351, 558.

Figures exclude the relevant administrative costs because such costs are
not split between primary and secondary sectors.

a.       How many pupils was this for?

In 2018/19 2624 mainstream pupils ages 11-16 were provided with free
transport.

Figures exclude children provided with discretionary transport.

 

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Yours sincerely

 

Ingrid Howard

Information Access Practitioner

Information Access Team

Hertfordshire County Council

Postal Point CHN 320

County Hall,

Hertford, SG13 8DQ

01992 555848 (25848) 

Email: [2][Hertfordshire County Council request email]

 

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The information in this message should be regarded as confidential and is
intended for the addressee only unless explicitly stated. If you have
received this message in error it must be deleted and the sender notified.
The views expressed in this message are personal and not necessarily those
of Hertfordshire County Council unless explicitly stated. Please be aware
that emails sent to or received from Hertfordshire County Council may be
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ensure compliance with council policies or procedures or regulatory
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Campaign for Better Transport

Dear Ingrid,

Thanks for the information.

Yours sincerely,

Chris Todd

Campaign for Better Transport