Decision details
Group Bus Fare Offer
PDF 117 KBDecision Maker: Cabinet
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
To consider the report of Cabinet Member
Transport and District Regeneration seeking approval for the
continuation of the Group Bus Fare Offer in Southampton.
Decision:
(i) To delegate authority to the Executive Director of Place, following
consultation with the Cabinet Member for Transport and District
Regeneration to determine the mechanism to set up and administer the Group Fare Offer and £1 Evening Fares for 2022/23, and if continued, in 2023/24.
(ii) To note the context of the financial challenges the Council currently
faces, as set out in paragraph 13 of the report.
Reasons for the decision:
The Group Fare offer trial and £1 Evening Fares are carried out under S1 Localism Act powers and requires a Cabinet decision to continue. This will allow the Offers to continue to provide affordable bus travel for people in Southampton during a period of change in the bus network.
Alternative options considered:
Do Nothing – the Fare Offers would not have a legal or approved framework to be implemented without the correct delegations.
Other Relevant Matters Concerning the Decision:
None
Report author: Iain Steane
Publication date: 17/01/2023
Date of decision: 17/01/2023
Decided at meeting: 17/01/2023 - Cabinet
Effective from: 26/01/2023
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