Council’s Education & Youth Overview & Scrutiny Committee Will Review On School Transport

Cabinet will consider an information and update report setting out recommendations from the Council’s Education & Youth Overview & Scrutiny Committee on school transport when it meets on Tuesday, 21 June. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

The Education & Youth Overview & Scrutiny Committee has reviewed the findings of its Task & Finish Group on school transport and is recommending that Cabinet approve their recommendations. The Task & Finish group itself considered a report from independent consultants that could have seen, in some cases, the removal of free discretionary transport and an increase in transport fees for others. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

Flintshire County Council’s Cabinet Member for Education, Councillor Chris Bithell, said: ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

“Cabinet will be receiving a short information report updating on the considerations of a Scrutiny Committee Task and Finish Group considering education transport provision in the County. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

It is important to confirm and assure communities that there are no current plans to change transport policy.” ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​