Decision details

Funding applications have been received from voluntary sector bodies for the provision of community transport services in 2012/3. This report gives details of those applications with recommendations on the allocation of funding.

(1) To APPROVE funding proposals laid out in appendix 2 of the report;

(2) To AGREE that new two-year service level agreements be entered into with the three dial-a-ride schemes in the Council’s area;

(3) To DELEGATE authority to the Divisional Director for Planning and Transport Development to reallocate funds, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Transport, from approved projects that become unviable owing to the level of funding allocated or to a change in circumstances of the applicant group, should such situations arise during the year.

The awards will ensure the continuation of existing community transport services.  The Council’s Public Transport Team considers all applications against set criteria and assesses value for money by comparing the cost per trip of comparable schemes, based on the information that applicants provide.

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