Contact: Terry Rath, Education Officer, 01962 846457, [email protected]

Keith Willcox, Head of Passenger Transport, 01962 846997, [email protected]

1 Summary

The attached report summarises the impact of the first round of spend to save initiatives and proposes a new set of initiatives. The following decision is sought:

1 That the success of the first round of spend to save initiatives be noted

2 That the proposals in paragraphs 3.4 and 3.5 be approved for implementation.

3 That any further investigations required regarding the other proposals in paragraph 3 be carried out and proposals for implementation be the subject of a separate report(s) to the Executive Member for Education

2 Reason

The need to ensure that home to school transport is provided cost effectively.

This decision supports Aim 5 "improving services" of the Corporate Strategy by developing proposals to improve home to school transport and achieving better value for money and service improvement)

3 Other Options considered and rejected:

Not applicable

4 Conflicts of Interest declared by the decision maker or other Executive Member consulted

None

5 Dispensation granted by the Standards Committee - Not applicable

6 Reason(s) for the matter being dealt with if urgent - Not applicable

Approved by: Date:

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Councillor D A Kirk

Executive Member for Education