Decision details

To:

a) Note award of DRT services across the region funded through BSIP.

b) To agree that a Levy for 2023/2024 of an amount set out in table 1, section 11, with additional contributions included within the table, Appendix E, table ‘LEVY contribution by budget line’, to be issued by the Combined Authority (the “Transport Levy”) to the constituent councils under 74 of the Local Government Act and in accordance with the Transport Levying Bodies Regulations 1992.

c) To delegate to the Director of Infrastructure, in consultation with the infrastructure Directors in the CA constituent councils, the award of contracts to the bus operators in accordance with supported bus service contract option set out in Appendix A against the funding envelope available from the Transport Levy.

The decision was urgent as set out in paragraph 5 of the report, because any delay in implementation would mean that the statutory timetable for ensuring continuation of service of any let services would not be met. Therefore this decision was not subject to call-in