Travel support for children and young people - outcome of consultation
Meeting: 10/07/2023 - Children and Families Committee (Item 15)
15 Consultation on the Personal Travel Budget Offer for Children and Young People 
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To receive an overview of progress to date against the plans to transform travel support for children and young people.
Minutes:
The committee received the report which provided an overview of progress to date against the plans to transform travel support for children and young people.
A query was raised as to whether personal travel budgets redefine the local authority’s statutory responsibility and whether an additional mechanism is required for assurance around business use for insurance where parents are transporting their children to school on behalf of the Council. It was agreed that a written response would be provided by Legal.
RESOLVED (unanimously):
That the Children and Families Committee:
1. Scrutinise the progress to date in relation to the transformation of travel support for children and young people.
2. Approve an increase of the current mileage rate for PTBs from 25p per mile to 45p per mile, effective from the start of the next academic year (September 2023).
3. Approve the proposed changes to the school transport policies and procedures in relation to the process for claiming PTBs, including removing the requirement for parents / carers to provide proof of attendance, arrange regular monthly payments and provide flexibility within the scheme for exceptional cases.