1. Devon County Council Damien Jones 10 February 2017
Passenger Transport
Devon County Council
Damien Jones
10 February 2017
Introduction

2. Transport Co-ordination
Local Authority perspective
Supported local bus services
Rail
Community transport
National bus pass
School/College transport
Social Care transport
Fleet management
External partners

3. Devon 16/17 Passenger Transport Budgets
Area
Budget (£million)
Public & Community Transport
5.2m
National Bus Pass 9m
Education
21.6m
Adult & Child Social Care
2.8m
Fleet Management
1.2m
Total:
£39.8m
How can we better manage this under current financial pressures?
Sources of income?

4. Current Pressures Reduction In Local Authority funding
Statutory services versus discretionary
“U-Turn on more than half of proposed Devon bus cuts after public consultation”
Consultation:
Public transport review
Devon County Council is consulting on proposals to cut £1.7 million from its annual public transport budget over the next two financial years .
“Angry reaction to bus route cuts in North Devon”
Devon bus routes at risk with cuts are named
Devon County Council is consulting on proposals to cut £1.7 million from its annual public transport budget over the next two financial years. Devon County Council is consulting on proposals to cut £1.7 million from its annual public transport budget over the next two financial years.
Devon County Council is consulting on proposals to cut £1.7 million from its annual public transport budget over the next two financial years.

5. Back to the 1990’s
Scan of E&E Picture

6. Map showing commercial and supported bus services in Devon

7. Map showing commercial bus services only in Devon

8. Devon Bus Patronage 2002 – 2016 : Passengers Carried
Bus - Devon
Devon Bus Patronage 2002 – 2016 : Passengers Carried

9. Devon Bus & Rail Combined Patronage 2005 – 2016
Bus & Rail - Devon
Devon Bus & Rail Combined Patronage 2005 – 2016

10. Bus Services Bill Currently going through parliament
Aim to provide a toolkit for improving services.
Options include:
Franchising
Stronger Partnership Approach
Existing deregulated framework

11. Bus Services Bill
Does not address long term funding issues for local authority
DCC has so far favoured a partnership approach with transport providers
Current network is 80% commercial, 20% supported. With Franchising would be 100% DCC responsibility

12. Total Transport Successful bid to DfT for funding
Extending Devon’s approach to integration
Bringing transport budgets
together
Working with
NHS
Job Centre Plus
Education providers
Transport providers

13. Devon Integrated Transport Service
Local Bus Services
DWP
Employment
Community Transport
Employers
DCC Integrated Public Transport
National Bus Pass
Voluntary Sector
Devon Integrated Transport Service
Rail
Other Local Authorities
Park & Ride
Academies
Commercial Bus Services
Free Schools
Education settings
Advice to communities
Area integration
Bulk purchase
Communication with Gov agencies
Contract management
Eligibility
Financial management
Fleet management
Safety and compliance
Independent Travel Training
Infrastructure
Network design
Procurement
Publicity and promotion
Further Education Colleges
Exeter University
Child Social Care
DCC internal transport functions
Adult Social Care
CCGs
Education Transport
Health
Acute Hospital Trusts
CHC funded

14. Total Transport - internally
Transport Coordination Service
Greater focus for eligibility and planning within Council
Goal of a single transport budget
Linked policies across Council
Aim to get passenger transport considered as part of any decision making process

15. Working with the NHS Biggest prize for better integration
Non emergency patient transport
Large input from the voluntary sector
Worked with them for 15 years on Health Transport partnership

16. Patient Transport Advice Service
Local Community Transport contact point will provide info, advice and help book alternative transport at patient’s cost
Provider Trusts – including A&E
NOT ELIGIBLE
Inform requester to make contact with local CT scheme
Patient direct requests
Other requests (eg out of area)
Patient Transport
Advice Service (PTAS)
0700 – 1800 Monday to Friday
Assesses eligibility for transport and books appropriate journeys through PTAS or other provider on DPS
Health care professional requests
GP requests
Provider Trusts renal/oncology units
ELIGIBLE
Book journey via interface with PTAS bespoke booking system
PTAS Provider:
FIRST CARE
(0700 – 2359 daily)
Journey booking and planning function. Confirm eligibility and provide journey.
Frequent attender car journeys
Out of Area journeys
Mental Health Car (outside of PTAS)
ELIGIBLE
Coordinate and book journey with accredited provider

17. Longer Term Benefits Better vehicle utilisation
Network review and efficiency
Quality standards
Joined up service
Financial savings!!!