Avanchi Access bus pass: Extension of the scheme

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A decision made on 13 September 2019

Decision Reference: MD-T-2019-0050
Decision Summary Title :	Continuation of AvanchiAccess bus pass scheme		Date of Decision Summary:	09 September 2019
Decision Summary Author:	Public Transport Planner		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title :	Extension of concessionary bus pass scheme for Jersey residents with a prescribed long-term disability		Date of Written Report:	09 September 2019
Written Report Author:	Public Transport Planner		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Extension of the scheme providing concessionary bus passes to Jersey residents with a prescribed long-term disability.
Decision(s): The Minister approved the report and directed that the scheme be continued as outlined in the report, with the validity of existing travel passes in circulation being extended.
Reason(s) for Decision: Following the initial period of operating the pilot concessionary travel facility for Jersey residents with a prescribed long-term disability, the required funding is to continue to be made available from the Car Parks Trading Fund. This is consistent with the remit of the Fund agreed by the States with the adoption of the proposition Car Parking Charges: allocation of additional income to the funding of transport initiatives (P.147/2004).
Resource Implications: Based on a projected level of uptake that continues to gradually increase as it has done over the period March 2017 to July 2019, funding for reimbursement to the bus operator will continue to be drawn from the monies transferred from Jersey Car Parks to the Transport Planning section budget.
Action required: Officers from Growth, Housing and Environment to liaise with LibertyBus regarding any required adjustments to the existing application and administration procedures, agree measures to continue advertising the scheme to the travelling public, and confirm arrangements for re-issuing travel passes to existing beneficiaries.
Signature:		Position: Minister for Infrastructure
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):