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Mobility Matters Campaign Newsletter No.6
The Transport Select Committee (TSC) hearing on Community Transport has gathered its written evidence and met on 13 Nov to listen to initial oral evidence.
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Mobility Matters Campaign Newsletter No.6
The Transport Select Committee (TSC) hearing on Community Transport has gathered its written evidence and met on 13 Nov to listen to initial oral evidence.
Mobility Matters Campaign Newsletter No.9
The Transport Select Committee (TSC) hearing on Community Transport has gathered its written evidence and met on 13 Nov to listen to initial oral evidence.
Mobility Matters Campaign Newsletter No.8
The Transport Select Committee (TSC) hearing on Community Transport has gathered its written evidence and met on 13 Nov to listen to initial oral evidence.
Mobility Matters Campaign Newsletter No.7
The Transport Select Committee (TSC) hearing on Community Transport has gathered its written evidence and met on 13 Nov to listen to initial oral evidence.
DfT Consultation on CT launched!
The long-awaited consultation on CT licensing has now been announced and is open for responses until 4 May.
DVSA / Traffic Commissioners already changing interpretation
In the DfT’s submission to the Transport Select Committee, they state:
Since the 31 July DfT letter, the OTC has actively assisted CT organisations using permits in a number of ways. OTC has revised the application forms for section 19 and section 22 permits to take into account the principles set out in the DfT letter
Terms of Reference
Purpose – Mobility Matters is a campaign group formed on 17th August 2017 to provide a collective response and challenge to the Department for Transport (DfT) following its letter of 31st July which proposed significant changes to how community transport (CT) is to be licensed in the UK.
Mobility Matters Campaign Newsletter No.6
The Transport Select Committee (TSC) hearing on Community Transport has gathered its written evidence and met on 13 Nov to listen to initial oral evidence.
Mobility Matters Campaign Newsletter No.5
The Transport Select Committee (TSC) hearing on Community Transport has gathered its written evidence and met on 13 Nov to listen to initial oral evidence.
Mobility Matters Campaign Newsletter No.1
The CT sector has mobilised! Mobility Matters has launched a campaign to have the DfT’s letter about permit changes withdrawn and for a full holistic review of the permit system to be undertaken. The independence of thousands of vulnerable people depends on our success.
Mobility Matters Campaign Newsletter No.7
The Transport Select Committee (TSC) hearing on Community Transport has gathered its written evidence and met on 13 Nov to listen to initial oral evidence.
DVSA / Traffic Commissioners already changing interpretation
In the DfT’s submission to the Transport Select Committee, they state:
Since the 31 July DfT letter, the OTC has actively assisted CT organisations using permits in a number of ways. OTC has revised the application forms for section 19 and section 22 permits to take into account the principles set out in the DfT letter
Mobility Matters Campaign Newsletter No.8
The Transport Select Committee (TSC) hearing on Community Transport has gathered its written evidence and met on 13 Nov to listen to initial oral evidence.
Mobility Matters Campaign Newsletter No.3
The major development since the last newsletter has been the announcement of a Parliamentary Transport Select Committee
Mobility Matters Campaign Newsletter No.9
The Transport Select Committee (TSC) hearing on Community Transport has gathered its written evidence and met on 13 Nov to listen to initial oral evidence.
Mobility Matters Campaign Newsletter No.2
A significant development for Mobility Matters
was its letter to Stephen Fidler at DfT which was
delivered on 21 Sept.
DfT Consultation on CT launched!
The long-awaited consultation on CT licensing has now been announced and is open for responses until 4 May.
DVSA / Traffic Commissioners already changing interpretation
In the DfT’s submission to the Transport Select Committee, they state:
Since the 31 July DfT letter, the OTC has actively assisted CT organisations using permits in a number of ways. OTC has revised the application forms for section 19 and section 22 permits to take into account the principles set out in the DfT letter
DfT Letter to Local Authorities on Community Transport
Update for Local Authorities , We have been asked by a number of local authorities to clarify some of the issues raised by our letter of 31st July 2017. These are addressed in the Q&A below.
DfT Response to Mobility Matters
The Department for Transport believes, strongly, that community transport operators
provide vital services that both encourage growth and reduce isolation by linking people
and communities to existing transport networks, jobs, education, shops and services.
CTOs fight back with Mobility Matters campaign (Featured in Route One)
A group of community transport operators (CTOs) has enlisted the TAS Partnership to help mount a campaign to challenge the recently-proposed changes to legislation that mandate an O-Licence if competitively-tendered work is undertaken.
Transport Select Committee Questions
The Transport Committee calls for written evidence from interested stakeholders—
including users of community transport; CTOs; commercial operators and their
representative organisations; local authorities; and Traffic Commissioners
Dft Letter to Permit Issuers
The Issue and Use of Section 19 and Section 22 Permits for Road Passenger
Transport in Great Britain
This letter is addressed to the issuers of permits under Sections 19 and 22 of the
Transport Act 1985. It should also be read by the holders of such permits to the extent
that they operate in the circumstances described below. As the Department does not hold
records of all permit holders, issuers
DfT Consultation on CT launched!
The long-awaited consultation on CT licensing has now been announced and is open for responses until 4 May.
DfT Consultation on CT launched!
The long-awaited consultation on CT licensing has now been announced and is open for responses until 4 May.
Mobility Matters Campaign Newsletter No.9
The Transport Select Committee (TSC) hearing on Community Transport has gathered its written evidence and met on 13 Nov to listen to initial oral evidence.
DVSA / Traffic Commissioners already changing interpretation
In the DfT’s submission to the Transport Select Committee, they state:
Since the 31 July DfT letter, the OTC has actively assisted CT organisations using permits in a number of ways. OTC has revised the application forms for section 19 and section 22 permits to take into account the principles set out in the DfT letter
Mobility Matters Campaign Newsletter No.8
The Transport Select Committee (TSC) hearing on Community Transport has gathered its written evidence and met on 13 Nov to listen to initial oral evidence.
Terms of Reference
Purpose – Mobility Matters is a campaign group formed on 17th August 2017 to provide a collective response and challenge to the Department for Transport (DfT) following its letter of 31st July which proposed significant changes to how community transport (CT) is to be licensed in the UK.
Mobility Matters Campaign Newsletter No.7
The Transport Select Committee (TSC) hearing on Community Transport has gathered its written evidence and met on 13 Nov to listen to initial oral evidence.
Mobility Matters Campaign Newsletter No.5
The Transport Select Committee (TSC) hearing on Community Transport has gathered its written evidence and met on 13 Nov to listen to initial oral evidence.
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DfT Consultation on CT launched!
The long-awaited consultation on CT licensing has now been announced and is open for responses until 4 May.
read more Mobility Matters Campaign Newsletter No.6
The Transport Select Committee (TSC) hearing on Community Transport has gathered its written evidence and met on 13 Nov to listen to initial oral evidence.
Mobility Matters Campaign Newsletter No.7
The Transport Select Committee (TSC) hearing on Community Transport has gathered its written evidence and met on 13 Nov to listen to initial oral evidence.
Mobility Matters Campaign Newsletter No.8
The Transport Select Committee (TSC) hearing on Community Transport has gathered its written evidence and met on 13 Nov to listen to initial oral evidence.
Mobility Matters Campaign Newsletter No.9
The Transport Select Committee (TSC) hearing on Community Transport has gathered its written evidence and met on 13 Nov to listen to initial oral evidence.
Mobility Matters Campaign Newsletter No.5
The Transport Select Committee (TSC) hearing on Community Transport has gathered its written evidence and met on 13 Nov to listen to initial oral evidence.
Mobility Matters Campaign Newsletter No.4
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Mobility Matters Campaign Newsletter No.3
The major development since the last newsletter has been the announcement of a Parliamentary Transport Select Committee
Mobility Matters Campaign Newsletter No.2
A significant development for Mobility Matters
was its letter to Stephen Fidler at DfT which was
delivered on 21 Sept.
Mobility Matters Campaign Newsletter No.1
The CT sector has mobilised! Mobility Matters has launched a campaign to have the DfT’s letter about permit changes withdrawn and for a full holistic review of the permit system to be undertaken. The independence of thousands of vulnerable people depends on our success.
DfT Consultation on CT launched!
The long-awaited consultation on CT licensing has now been announced and is open for responses until 4 May.
DVSA / Traffic Commissioners already changing interpretation
In the DfT’s submission to the Transport Select Committee, they state:
Since the 31 July DfT letter, the OTC has actively assisted CT organisations using permits in a number of ways. OTC has revised the application forms for section 19 and section 22 permits to take into account the principles set out in the DfT letter
Terms of Reference
Purpose – Mobility Matters is a campaign group formed on 17th August 2017 to provide a collective response and challenge to the Department for Transport (DfT) following its letter of 31st July which proposed significant changes to how community transport (CT) is to be licensed in the UK.
Transport Select Committee – Response to Terms of Reference
The Transport Committee calls for written evidence from interested stakeholders—
including users of community transport; CTOs; commercial operators and their
representative organisations; local authorities; and Traffic Commissioners
DfT Letter to Local Authorities on Community Transport
Update for Local Authorities , We have been asked by a number of local authorities to clarify some of the issues raised by our letter of 31st July 2017. These are addressed in the Q&A below.
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Transport Select Committee Questions
The Transport Committee calls for written evidence from interested stakeholders—
including users of community transport; CTOs; commercial operators and their
representative organisations; local authorities; and Traffic Commissioners
DfT Response to Mobility Matters
The Department for Transport believes, strongly, that community transport operators
provide vital services that both encourage growth and reduce isolation by linking people
and communities to existing transport networks, jobs, education, shops and services.
Request for Information of the Likely Impact on CT Operations
Mobility Matters – Request for Information of the Likely Impact on CT Operations
CTOs fight back with Mobility Matters campaign (Featured in Route One)
A group of community transport operators (CTOs) has enlisted the TAS Partnership to help mount a campaign to challenge the recently-proposed changes to legislation that mandate an O-Licence if competitively-tendered work is undertaken.
Community Transport Operators Mobilise To Challenge Dft And Launch The ‘Mobility Matters’ Campaign
The CT sector has mobilised! Mobility Matters has launched a campaign to have the DfT’s letter about permit changes withdrawn and for a full holistic review of the permit system to be undertaken. The independence of thousands of vulnerable people depends on our success.
Government knee-jerk could mean death to lifeline voluntary transport links
Government knee-jerk could mean death to lifeline voluntary transport links Hundreds of thousands of isolated, vulnerable and disabled people across the UK face being stranded, unless government rethinks potentially damaging advice on community transport
Dft Letter to Permit Issuers
The Issue and Use of Section 19 and Section 22 Permits for Road Passenger
Transport in Great Britain
This letter is addressed to the issuers of permits under Sections 19 and 22 of the
Transport Act 1985. It should also be read by the holders of such permits to the extent
that they operate in the circumstances described below. As the Department does not hold
records of all permit holders, issuers
DfT Consultation on CT launched!
The long-awaited consultation on CT licensing has now been announced and is open for responses until 4 May.
DVSA / Traffic Commissioners already changing interpretation
In the DfT’s submission to the Transport Select Committee, they state:
Since the 31 July DfT letter, the OTC has actively assisted CT organisations using permits in a number of ways. OTC has revised the application forms for section 19 and section 22 permits to take into account the principles set out in the DfT letter
Terms of Reference
Purpose – Mobility Matters is a campaign group formed on 17th August 2017 to provide a collective response and challenge to the Department for Transport (DfT) following its letter of 31st July which proposed significant changes to how community transport (CT) is to be licensed in the UK.
Transport Select Committee – Response to Terms of Reference
The Transport Committee calls for written evidence from interested stakeholders—
including users of community transport; CTOs; commercial operators and their
representative organisations; local authorities; and Traffic Commissioners
DfT Letter to Local Authorities on Community Transport
Update for Local Authorities , We have been asked by a number of local authorities to clarify some of the issues raised by our letter of 31st July 2017. These are addressed in the Q&A below.
Request for Information of the Likely Impact on CT Operations
Mobility Matters – Request for Information of the Likely Impact on CT Operations
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