Purpose

To consider and approve a New grant
application process for any MK
school to allow them to fund a school
crossing patroller (lollipop person)

Content

1.         That
£40,000 be allocated for School Crossing Patroller grants
each financial year, providing up to 8 grants (of up to
£5,000) to schools as per the criteria set out in Annex A to
the report.

2.         That
authority be delegated to the Director of Environment and Property
to finalise the arrangements for:

(a)        administration
of the applications, scoring, monitoring, and awarding of the
grants by the Highways and Transport Team;

(b)       provision of
training and uniform by the Highways Team for any individual
recruited by the school in receipt of a grant; and

(c)        administering
the relevant authorisations (as the Highways Authority),
to the School Crossing Patrollers to stop traffic,
as per the 1984 Road Traffic Act.