School Transport Risk Assessments and Risk Management

The request was refused by Warwickshire County Council.

Dear Warwickshire County Council,

Your LEA provides school transport to students.

Please provide all risk assessments conducted and information relating to such for risks when children get on a school bus.

What policies are officially in place for transport of children to/from the school to the transport, and too/from the transport to home.

What arrangements have been made with schools for school transport provisions.

Please provide risk assessments which you have conducted which make you feel that it is suitable for a yr2 (six year old) to get onto a school bus by way of school transport provision.

Yours faithfully,

Wayne Pearsall

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Information request
Our reference: 1801728

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Please find attached acknowledgement.

 Kind regards

Dot Beezley
Freedom of Information Officer

 

Dear Warwickshire County Council,

reference: 1801728

Andrew Stokes informs me that a formal response has been prepared and sent. I haven't received it.

As he claims it's been sent can you therefore resend this response. You will no doubt be aware that whilst the foia imposes a 20 day time limit this is to be seen as an endstop and information should be sent promptly...

Yours sincerely,

Wayne Pearsall

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Our reference: 1801728

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Please find attached Response

 Kind regards

Dot Beezley
Freedom of Information Officer

Communities Group, Customers & Information Services
Communities Group, PO Box 43, Barrack Street, Warwick CV34 4SX

 

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Our reference: 1801728

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 Kind regards

Dot Beezley
Freedom of Information Officer

Communities Group, Customers & Information Services
Communities Group, PO Box 43, Barrack Street, Warwick CV34 4SX

 

Dear Warwickshire County Council,

'Schools are informed well in advance of the introduction or revision of all transport services which convey their pupils. Any plans to make substantial changes to services are discussed at length with schools prior to changes taking place.'

So no risk assessment is conducted when you decide to cancel a taxi for young kids and issue bus passes?

Who completed the attached risk assessment. Why no signature? Who conducted it and when? Have you redacted info? If so why?

Please supply all information from discussions with Newbold and Tredington in relation to implementation of Service 152.

I'm told that this service was arranged back as early as June possibly prior.

Yours sincerely,

Wayne Pearsall

 
Information request
Our reference: 1878728

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Dear Mr Pearsall
 
Environmental Information Regulations 2004
 
Thank you for your request for information that was received on 11 October
2016.
 
We are dealing with your request under the Environmental Information
Regulations 2004 and we aim to send a response by 8 November 2016.
 
In some case, a fee may be payable. If we decide a fee is payable, we will
send you a fee notice and we will require you to pay the fee before
proceeding with your request.
 
The Environmental Information Regulations 2004 may restrict the release of
some or all of the information you have requested. We will carry out an
assessment and if any exceptions apply to some or all of the information
then we might not provide that information to you. We will inform you if
this is the case and advise you of your rights to request an internal
review and to complain to the Information Commissioner's Office.
 
We will also advise you if we cannot provide you with the information
requested for any other reason together with the reason(s) why and details
of how you may appeal (if appropriate).
Kind regards
Louise Church
Information Governance Officer
Resources
Information Management
Warwickshire County Council
Shire Hall, Warwick
Warwickshire CV34 4RL
Tel: 01926 412125

 

 
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Dear Warwickshire County Council,

1878728

Ensure you look into my twist under the foia terms also. I'm less interested in the environmental issues than the safety and wellbeing of children which are transported.

Environmental issues are second to the la statutory and legislative obligations to protect and promote the safety and well being of children within the area.

Yours sincerely,

Wayne Pearsall

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Dear Mr Pearsall
 
Thank you for your request for information received on 11 October 2016.
 
Please find attached our response to your request.

Kind regards

Louise Church
Information Governance Officer

Resources
Information Management
Warwickshire County Council
Shire Hall, Warwick
Warwickshire CV34 4RL
Tel: 01926 412125

 

 
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Our reference: 1801728

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Dear Mr Pearsall
 
Freedom of Information Act 2000
 
With reference to your questions received by us on 17/10/2016.

So no risk assessment is conducted when you decide to cancel a taxi for
young kids and issue bus passes? 

Who completed the attached risk assessment. Why no signature? Who
conducted it and when? Have you redacted info? If so why? 

Please see our response;

1. We do not carry out a specific risk assessment when a pupil is
transferred from a taxi to a bus. However, all circumstances are
considered including location of school, availability of existing
transport, boarding and alighting arrangements, and cost effectiveness. 
 
2. This is a generic risk assessment. We do not carry out risk assessments
for every home to school transport service operating in the county. This
was reviewed in February 2015 in by the Transport Operations Group with
input from Health and Safety. 
 
If you would like an internal review, as per the original instructions in
your response letter, please let us know.

Kind regards

Louise Church
Information Governance Officer

Resources
Information Management
Warwickshire County Council
Shire Hall, Warwick
Warwickshire CV34 4RL
Tel: 01926 412125

 

 
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Dear Warwickshire County Council,

1878728

You say no information is being held by the council however you have referred to telephone consultations with Newbold and Tredington there are some form of notes relating to these conversations as you was able to refer to the conversations
Please supply all notes or other material held in relation to these conversations or consultations as you were legally obliged to consult under statutory obligations there should surely be some written consultation paper work
Yours sincerely,

Wayne Pearsall

 
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Our reference: 1878728

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Dear Mr Pearsall
 
Thank you for your request for a review received on 21 October 2016. I am
sorry that you are dissatisfied with our attempts to handle your request
under the Environmental Information Regulations 2004
 
I can confirm that we are considering your concerns and a member of our
Legal Services Team will aim to provide you with a response by 18 November
2016.
Kind regards
Louise Church
Information Governance Officer
Resources
Information Management
Warwickshire County Council
Shire Hall, Warwick
Warwickshire CV34 4RL
Tel: 01926 412125

 

 
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Misha Martin, Warwickshire County Council

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Dear Mr Pearsall,

 

Please find attached the internal review outcome in the above mentioned
matter
 
Kind regards
Misha Martin
Trainee Solicitor
Warwickshire Legal Services
Resources Group
Warwickshire County Council, Shire Hall, Warwick, CV34 4RL
DX 723362 Warwick 5
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Dear Mr Pearsall,

 

Please find attached the internal review outcome in the above mentioned
matter. 

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Kind regards
Misha Martin
Trainee Solicitor
Warwickshire Legal Services
Resources Group
Warwickshire County Council, Shire Hall, Warwick, CV34 4RL
DX 723362 Warwick 5
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