Central Bedfordshire Council is asking all residents to give their views on transport for students in further education to help shape future provision.
The consultation, which runs until 17 December, is on proposals to alter the provision for students aged 16 to 18, bringing it more into line with that for school aged children as well as new legislation and government guidance.
Proposed revisions to the existing Post 16 Transport Policy include changes to the maximum distance for which a student can receive free or subsidised travel. It also suggests new criteria for low income, medical and special educational needs and looked after young people, that are compatible with the current Home to School Transport Policy agreed by the Council in March 2010.
While it is not legally obliged to provide free transport for students aged 16 to 18, the Council does have to consider how it will help learners access further education and to have a Post 16 Transport Policy that reflects this.
You can find out more and respond to the consultation through Central Bedfordshire Council’s website: http://www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk/surveys/transport/post16.htm
Copies of the papers can be obtained from Customer Services on 0300 300 8133.
For the academic year 2009/10 and 2010/11 Central Bedfordshire Council adopted the Post 16 Transport Policy previously operated by Bedfordshire County Council. This is now being re-evaluated and a new ‘Post 16 Transport Policy Statement’ for the 2011/12 academic year must be in place by 31 May 2011.
The Council will consider responses to the consultation at the meeting of the Children’s Services Overview and Scrutiny Committee on 25 January 2011 and at its Executive on 8 February 2011.
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