Post 16-19 Home to School Travel Assistance Policy Consultation

How the consultation will work

Derby City Council are consulting on a proposal which may change the way we currently provide discretionary home to school or college travel assistance for eligible sixth form students. Sixth formers are those defined as all 16-19 year old learners including 19-25 year old learners with an Education Health and Care Plan (EHCP) who started the course before their 19th birthday (sixth form learners).

No decisions about this proposal have been made. We are committed to a wide consultation on this proposal before the Council makes any decision. Your feedback is very important to us and will be used to inform decisions about the proposal.

Please take time to read through the consultation document as this provides details on the proposal, the reasons for it, and how the decision-making process works. Please let us know your views and comments by Monday 12 December 2022 using the online survey provided.

If your young person would like to feedback, we have a easy read version of the questionnaire. This is in PDF form and allows them to complete electronically and email the completed form or you can print, complete and then return free post. Alternatively email letstalkderby@derby.gov.uk with your name and address and we will send a printed version through in post.

Consultation Events

During the consultation, we will be holding a series of consultation events to provide you with information to help you submit your views on the proposals. The dates and venues for the consultation events are:

• Wednesday 19 October 2022, from 10am to 11:30am – The Council House
• Wednesday 19 October 2022, from 12:30pm to 2pm – The Council House
• Thursday 20 October 2022, 6:30pm to 8pm – The Council House
• Wednesday 16 November, 12:30pm to 2pm - The Council House Joseph Wright Room

We are offering an additional public event on Wednesday 30 November 2022 from 1:15pm – 2:15pm

This event will take place at Allestree Woodlands School, Blenheim Drive, Allestree, Derby DE22 2LW

This session will be subtitled and will have a BSL interpreter available

We have also planned some participation and engagement meetings at 10 schools and colleges and with voluntary sector providers and groups specifically for young people who may be directly affected by the proposals.