What are Supported Bus Services?
These are services that are subsidised by the council because they are not provided by a commercial bus company. They serve communities where no alternative route exits.
The following bus services are currently supported by city council funding:
10/11, 17, 21A. 36, 40, 55, 73, 81, 162,
and schools services:
805, 808, 823, 860, 862, 878/888, 1010, and S1005.
For more information on Supported Bus Services please download the PDF at the bottom of this page.
Have Your Say on Supported Bus Services
Closing date for responses
Friday 10th February
Why are we doing this?
The City Council has prepared a draft budget for the years 2012/13 to 2014/15. In doing so, we have had to take account of the very substantial cuts which Central Government is making to our funding. In 2011/12, the Government reduced our funding by over £30m in revenue grants and £20m in capital grants. Now, because of the continued squeeze, we need to reduce our spending still further, and our budget will save £22m in 2012/13, rising to £44m by 2014/15. Whilst we have sought to find efficiencies wherever possible, the scale of the savings is such that cuts to local services are inevitable.
We have used our existing equality information and the outcome of our recent engagement with service providers, users and the wider community to help assess the likely impact that our budget proposals will have on different protected groups.
We would like your help in completing this assessment and identifying the practical steps that we might take to tackle any adverse impacts and to advance equality.
Who are we asking?
Service users and their families
Details
You are invited to provide feedback on your use of supported bus services and the likely impact of proposed changes to the service on you or your family.
You can have your say by:
- Taking part in one of our on-bus passenger surveys;
- Posting your completed questionnaire, free of charge using the enclosed Freepost envelope;
- Completing the survey online at: Supported Bus Services Survey
Contact information
If you need help reading this information or completing your response please contact us on 0116 252 7001.
What will we do with your feedback?
We will analyse the information provided and take this into consideration when making final decisions about budget proposals
