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RESOLVED
 
(1) 
That bus fares on dedicated school buses be increased to
£1.95 for a single fare and £3.90 for a return fare for
those services that were currently procured by the Local Authority
on behalf of St. Bede’s RC High School, St Wilfrid’s CE
Academy, Our Lady and St John RC High School and Darwen Aldridge
Community Academy commencing from Monday 1st September
2025.
 
(2) 
That the bus fares on dedicated school buses travelling to Bolton
Schools be increased to £2.45 for a single fare and
£4.90 for a return fare commencing from Monday 1st
September 2025.
 
(3) 
That bus fares be reviewed regularly and inflationary increases
applied if required.
 
(4) 
That vouchers be available to purchase until the end of Summer Term
2026 at which point an alternative electronic pre-payment system
would be available.
 
(5) 
That the value of the vouchers be increased in line with the
proposed increase to bus fares commencing from Monday
1st September 2025.  Vouchers
with a face value of £1.25 or £1.75 would only be
accepted until 18th October 2025.
 
(6) 
Paying cash on dedicated school buses would be phased out
commencing September 2025 moving to a fully cashless system by
September 2026.
 
(7) 
That work be commenced to transfer the procurement and contract
management of remaining school bus services to the respective
schools that those buses served.
 
Specific for St.
Bede’s RC High School
 
(8) 
That bus numbers 83 and 84 be merged into one bus service.
 
(9) 
That bus number 89 be changed to follow a new route.
 
(10)       
That dedicated bus service number 81 be removed due to public
transport being available.
 
(11)       
That dedicated bus service number 823 be removed due to public
transport being available.
 
Specific for Our
Lady and St. John RC High School
 
(12)       
That dedicated bus service numbers 70 and 977 be removed due to
public transport being available.
 
Specific for Darwen
Aldridge Community Academy
 
(13)       
That bus number 822 be changed to follow a new route.
 
(14)       
That the 822 designated school bus service route be removed by the
end of summer 2030 at the latest (it may cease earlier if not
required).