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1. That the Director of Universal Services
gives authority for Hampshire County Council to allow the County
Council’s Minibus Driver Awareness Scheme (MiDAS) partner,
Community Transport Association (CTA), to take over the
administration of the MiDAS scheme within the areas of Hampshire,
Southampton, Portsmouth and Isle of Wight (hereafter referred to as
the ‘Hampshire Area’), in line with how they currently
administer the scheme across the rest of the UK.
2. That the Director of Universal Services notes that the income
the CTA generates from administering the scheme in these areas is
proposed to be split equally between themselves and Hampshire
County Council and this additional income to the County Council
would firstly be used to further develop the MiDAS product,
potentially to a wider audience including commercial drivers, and
secondly to support the work that aims to address the County
Council’s budgetary shortfall.
3. That the Director of Universal Services approves Hampshire
County Council’s continued involvement in the development and
ownership of MiDAS in line with the formal partnership agreement
with the CTA, signed by both parties in March 2023.