Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: No
Nationally the passenger transport industry is
facing several challenges at the present time: rising fuel costs,
rising wages, driver shortages and rising overhead costs. These
financial pressures are impacting on the operation of our home to
school transport network and local bus operators in Staffordshire,
as providers find themselves unable to sustain their operation at
the current contract price, resulting in a high volume of contracts
being ‘handed back’. This report asks approval for an
exceptional inflation increase in contract prices on certain home
to school contracts and local bus contracts in order that the
existing contracts are not handed back and our SME contractors can
maintain financial stability.
(Exclusion paragraph 3)
Reasons for the Decision – To seek approval for an exceptional inflation uplift on certain home to school contracts and local bus contracts.
Decision – That the recommendations contained in the report be agreed.</AI21>
Note by Clerk: The Chairman of the Corporate Overview and Scrutiny Committee has agreed that this matter be exempt from call-in as any delayin implementing the Cabinet’s decision could potentially result in a significant risk of disruption to statutory service delivery.
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Alan White
Leader of the Council
Report author: Louise Clayton
Publication date: 19/05/2022
Date of decision: 18/05/2022
Decided at meeting: 18/05/2022 - Cabinet
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