RESOLVED:

A. That Cabinet agreed to commence a consultation as outlined in the paper to consider changes to the council’s Home to School/College Travel Assistance policy for providing travel support from September 2022, and particularly the discretionary policy.

The Cabinet Member for Children and Education presented the report, thanking officers for their work. The consultation would seek to discuss whether the existing policy was appropriate and cost efficient and whether any changes could be made to benefit young people and to become more efficient, with a range of suggested options provided for discussion.

RESOLVED:

A. That Cabinet agreed to commence a consultation as outlined in the paper to consider changes to the council’s Home to School/College Travel Assistance policy for providing travel support from September 2022, and particularly the discretionary policy.