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 have such arrangements does you 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, Brighton and Hove City Council

Thank you for your request for information and I confirm we shall
respond as quickly as possible but not later than 2 March 2009.

Wendy Kassamani
Information Compliance Officer
Brighton & Hove City Council
Tel: 01273 296636

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Wendy Kassamani, Brighton and Hove City Council

Regarding your request for information under the Freedom of Information
Act 2000: Ref: foi/61/09

Please find set out below the information in response to the above
request:

""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.

Brighton & Hove City Council issues national bus passes to those aged 60
plus and some disabled people as per the Transport Act 1985, The Transport
Act 2000 and The Concessionary Bus Travel Act 2007.

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?

No, unless the applicant has a severe mental disorder and is barred from
holding a driving licence (or would be refused a licence should they apply
for one) rendering them unable to drive.

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?

N/A

3. If your authority does have such arrangements does you authority

have some other arrangement beyond the statuary minimum to provide

passes to those with mental health issues?

N/A

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?

Brighton & Hove City Council complies with the mandatory Concessionary
Travel Scheme. No.

5. Would it be possible to provide copies of any relevant policy

documents you may have.

N/A

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Brighton & Hove City Council

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