Issue - meetings

Option 2 – To approve establishing an Enhanced Partnership advising the Department for Transport of the council’s intention and publish the required formal notice by the end of June 2021.

This was the first piece of policy being brought forward by the new administration. It was a positive policy which was being directed by government and for which there were tight timescales. The requirement was to enter into an Enhanced Partnership with the local bus provider and to notify DfT of this by 30 June 2021. Following this, a Bus Strategy improvement plan must be delivered by the end of October 2021 and an enhancement plan put in place by March 2022. Funding of £100,000 had been received to help with the project. Liaison was taking place with Hampshire County Council for joint commissioning to help deliver the island’s plan.