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CABINET MEMBER FOR TRAFFIC & TRANSPORTATION

THURSDAY, 2 APRIL 2020 AT 2.30 PM

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A G E N D A

1 Apologies 2 Declarations of Members' Interests 3 LTP Implementation Plan 2020-2021 (Pages 5 - 24) Purpose The purpose of this report is to seek approval for the Local Transport Plan 3 (LTP 3) Implementation Plan 2020/21. An allocation of £835,000 was agreed for the 2020/21 LTP3 Implementation Plan by Full Council on 11 February 2020 as part of the council's 2020/21 Capital Programme. This report details the proposed programme of schemes to be carried out.

RECOMMENDED that

1 1. The attached Local Transport Plan 3 Implementation Plan 2020/21 scheme list (Appendix A) is adopted;

2. Authority is delegated to the Director of Regeneration in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Traffic and Transportation and the Section 151 Officer to update the Local Transport Plan 3 Implementation with the attached proposed Local Transport Plan funded scheme list (Appendix A) as Portsmouth's adopted Implementation Plan for 2020/21.

3. Authority is delegated to the Director of Regeneration in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Traffic and Transportation and the Section 151 Officer to agree any minor amendments to the Implementation Plan that may be required to take account of future funding changes and policy announcements.

4. It is noted that a new Local Transport Plan (LTP4) is currently being developed to outline how transport can address and respond to the current challenges being faced by the city.

4 Disabled Bus Pass (Pages 25 - 66) Purpose To review the trial of the unrestricted all day disabled person's bus pass and recommend its future.

RECOMMENDED that the Cabinet Member for Traffic and Transportation approves that the free discretionary all day travel for disabled persons' bus passes is continued as a permanent addition of Portsmouth's English National Concessionary Travel Scheme (ENCTS). 5 Supported Bus Services (Pages 67 - 136) Purpose To consider the future of the current supported bus services.

RECOMMENDED that the Cabinet Member for Traffic & Transportation extends the current contracts on all five supported bus services until 31 December 2020, unless commercial service changes are amended to cover these routes. This will allow time for a full tender process to be undertaken and the results brought to Traffic & Transportation Cabinet Member for consideration. 6 Transport for South East - Proposal to government (Pages 137 - 182) Purpose To inform members of the Transport for South East (TfSE) proposal to Government to become a statutory body and seek formal approval from members for submission of this proposal to Government.

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3 This page is intentionally left blank Agenda Item 3

Agenda item:

Decision maker: Cabinet Member for Traffic and Transportation

Date: 2 April 2020

Subject: Local Transport Plan 3 - Implementation Plan 2020/21

Report by: Tristan Samuels, Director of Regeneration

Wards affected: All

Key Decision No

1 Purpose of report

1.1 The purpose of this report is to seek approval for the Local Transport Plan 3 (LTP 3) Implementation Plan 2020/21. An allocation of £835,000 was agreed for the 2020/21 LTP3 Implementation Plan by Full Council on 11 February 2020 as part of the council's 2020/21 Capital Programme. This report details the proposed programme of schemes to be carried out.

2 Recommendations

It is recommended that:

2.1 The attached Local Transport Plan 3 Implementation Plan 2020/21 scheme list (Appendix A) is adopted;

2.2 Authority is delegated to the Director of Regeneration in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Traffic and Transportation and the Section 151 Officer to update the Local Transport Plan 3 Implementation with the attached proposed Local Transport Plan funded scheme list (Appendix A) as Portsmouth's adopted Implementation Plan for 2020/21.

2.3 Authority is delegated to the Director of Regeneration in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Traffic and Transportation and the Section 151 Officer to agree any minor amendments to the Implementation Plan that may be required to take account of future funding changes and policy announcements.

2.4 It is noted that a new Local Transport Plan (LTP4) is currently being developed to outline how transport can address and respond to the current challenges being faced by the city.

Page 5 www.portsmouth.gov.uk 3 Background

3.1 The adoption of a Local Transport Plan (LTP) is a statutory requirement under the Transport Act 2000, as amended by the Local Transport Act 2008. The amendments to the 2000 Act awarded Local Authorities greater flexibility in the development of their Local Transport Plans, including the opportunity for neighbouring authorities to jointly develop their LTP3, but stipulated that the LTP must contain two key elements:

 A Strategy (containing a set of policies)  An Implementation Plan (containing the proposals for delivery of the policies outlined within the strategy).

3.2 The Local Transport Plan 3 (LTP3) Joint South Hampshire Strategy 2011/2031 was approved by Full Council on 25 January 2011 along with the Implementation plan 2011/12, which came into effect on the 1 April 2011.

3.3 The current 2019/20 implementation plan was adopted by the Cabinet Member for Traffic and Transportation at the meeting on 14 March 2019.

3.4 On 1 May 2019, the UK Parliament declared a climate emergency, making the UK the first country to do so. PCC declared its own climate emergency in March 2019. This further highlighted the need to revise the LTP strategy with a greater emphasis on schemes to address and mitigate the environmental issues and align the policies with the current focus on improving air quality. Following a High Court ruling in 2018, Portsmouth City Council has been issued with three Ministerial Directives, placing a legally binding duty on the Council to undertake a number of steps to improve air quality in the city. One of these Directives, issued in October 2018, has required PCC to produce an Air Quality Local Plan setting out the case for delivering compliance with legal limits for NO2 in the shortest possible time. Work on this plan is currently underway, with the Full Business Case estimated to be completed by the end of November 2020.

3.5 There is a plan to under a 12 week consultation on the draft Local Transport Plan 4 in the summer, with the final revised Local Transport Plan strategy and implementation plan adopted in the autumn. Whilst the implementation plan will be revised mid-year there are no planned changes to the programme of schemes to be delivered in 2020/21.

3.6 Alongside the proposed implementation plan, a range of complementary workstreams are currently underway, contributing to the delivery of a travel system that is greener, cleaner and safer for all. Workstreams include:

 Air Quality Local Plan - Portsmouth City Council are currently working on a plan for Portsmouth, which will set out how compliance with legal limits of NO2 can be met across the city in the shortest possible time;  Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan (LCWIP) - A review of the City's key walking and cycling routes and the potential improvements required to encourage greater use; Page 6 www.portsmouth.gov.uk  Electric Vehicle charging - the introduction of electric vehicle charging points on-street and in Portsmouth City Council owned car parks;  Retrofitting over 100 local buses using the Western Corridor to Euro VI standards, removing dangerous chemicals from exhaust fumes;  Development of the Parking Strategy - Work is underway to develop a Parking Strategy for Portsmouth, addressing the finite parking capacity in the city and increasing and improving public transport and active travel options, improving the movement options around the city. The strategy will seek to reduce the trend of city centre car dominance through supporting and encouraging alternative modes of travel. Once the draft strategy has been completed, consultation will take place with residents and businesses;  Development of the South East Hampshire Rapid Transit - work continues on the plans and proposals under the Department for Transport's Transforming Cities Fund addressing key transport issues in the city and surrounding authorities;  Park and ride expansion - designs and proposals are currently being consulted on for the expansion of the park and ride service. The site currently offers 665 spaces, but if the current proposals of a multi-storey parking facility are approved, this could increase to 2,600 spaces.

4 Implementation Plan

4.1 Along with a long term strategy, the LTP3 is required to include an Implementation Plan which sets out the proposals for the delivery of the policies outlined within the Strategy.

4.2 A one year implementation plan has been developed for 2020/21, demonstrating how Portsmouth City Council will deliver against the outcomes of the LTP3 Strategy.

4.3 Given the level of financial uncertainty and the fact that the LTP Capital Settlement is not ring-fenced, it is not considered possible to provide a confirmed 3 year Implementation Plan.

4.4 A scheme prioritisation and selection process has been developed through which schemes are assessed against their contribution to locally agreed priorities (LTP3 and the Portsmouth City Council Corporate Plan), before being assessed for their deliverability under the LTP. Professional expertise and judgement is used to ensure an appropriate package of schemes is established, ensuring contribution to each of the policy areas, and a balanced geographical spread.

4.5 The LTP Implementation Plan includes three schemes which Portsmouth City Council has a statutory duty to deliver: Access for people with disabilities, Traveline and Rights of Way.

Page 7 www.portsmouth.gov.uk 5 Next Steps

5.1 Following approval of the Implementation Plan, consultation will be initiated on a scheme-by-scheme basis, as required, to ensure that full stakeholder engagement is achieved for the programme.

5.2 All schemes will be aligned as much as reasonably practicable with the PFI contractor's (Ensign) Life Cycle Replacement (LCR) programme. This will reduce the cost to the Council and reduce disruption for road users.

6 Reasons for recommendations

6.1 Following the recent allocation of funding for the 2020/21 LTP 3 Implementation Plan by Full Council, the programme of schemes to be delivered can now be proposed for the 2020/21 Implementation Plan.

6.2 Adoption of the LTP3 Implementation Plan by April 2020 is a statutory requirement.

7 Integrated impact assessment (IIA)

7.1 An IIA has been produced for this scheme and impacts positively on the following sections:

Section A - Communities and Safety  A3 - Health  A4 - Income deprivation and poverty

Section B - Environment and climate change  B1 - Carbon emissions  B2 - Energy use  B4 - Natural environment  B5 - Air Quality  B6 - Transport

Section C - Regeneration of our city  C1 - Culture and Heritage  C3 - Economy

7.2 The LTP3 Implementation Plan contains a list of capital schemes, therefore as and when a scheme is approved and taken forward, a separate IIA specific to the project will be completed as part of the required consultation process.

Page 8 www.portsmouth.gov.uk 8 Legal Implications

8.1 As explained in the body of the report, the Council has a statutory duty under Sections 108 and 109 of the Transport Act 2000 ("the Act") (as amended by the Local Transport Act 2008) as local transport authority for the City of Portsmouth to ensure that the Council has up to date policies for the promotion and encouragement of safe, integrated, efficient and economic transport to, from and within their area. Each local transport authority must prepare a document to be known as the local transport plan ("LTP") containing its policies for the purposes above and its proposals for the implementation of those policies.

8.2 For the purposes of this statutory duty, "transport" means:

(a) the transport required to meet the needs of persons living or working in the authority's area, or visiting or travelling through that area, and

(b) the transport required for the transportation of freight;

and includes facilities and services for pedestrians.

8.3 In developing and implementing the policies referred to above the Council has specific statutory duties to:  take into account any policies announced by central government, and  to have regard to any guidance issued by the Secretary of State for the purposes of the LTP duty with respect to mitigation of, or adaptation to, climate change or otherwise with respect to the protection or improvement of the environment.

8.4 The Council has a duty under Section 109 of the Act to keep the local transport plan under review and in doing so to consult with:  the Secretary of State,  operators of any network or station, or any railway services, in its area  operators or providers of other transport services in its area  organisations appearing to the Council to be representative of the interests of users of transport services and facilities in its area, and  any other persons whom the Council consider appropriate to consult.

8.5 As soon as practicable after making any new plan or an alteration to the plan, the Council must:  publish the plan (or the plan as altered) in such manner as it thinks fit,  send a copy of it to the Secretary of State,  make it available for inspection by any person, and  supply a copy of it (or any part of it) to any person on request either free of charge or at cost.

Page 9 www.portsmouth.gov.uk 9 Director of Finance's comments

9.1 The Capital Programme 2020/21 was approved by Full Council on 11th February 2020 and sets out the corporate resources to be allocated to the Local Transport Plan for the forthcoming year. Approval was obtained to allocate £835,000.

9.2 This report seeks approval to allocate the £835,000 across the areas detailed in Appendix A, which aim to deliver the schemes that will best benefit the city's residents, workers and visitors.

9.3 The report also recommends that authority be delegated to the Director of Regeneration in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Traffic and Transportation and the Section 151 Officer to agree any minor amendments to the LTP programme that continue to meet the requirements of the Local Transport Plan aspirations, whilst remaining within the overall approved allocated budget of £835,000 and any other resources unallocated in the local Transport & Road Safety Plan 3 programme.

……………………………………………… Signed by: Tristan Samuels Director of Regeneration

Page 10 www.portsmouth.gov.uk Appendices:

Appendix A - Proposed Local Transport Plan 3 funded schemes 2020/21 Appendix B - Integrated Impact Assessment (IIA) - LTP Implementation Plan 2020/21

Background list of documents: Section 100D of the Local Government Act 1972

The following documents disclose facts or matters, which have been relied upon to a material extent by the author in preparing this report:

Title of document Location Transport Act 2000 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/38/contents

Portsmouth's Local https://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/ext/parking-travel-and- Transport Plan 3 roads/travel/local-transport-plan-3

The recommendation(s) set out above were approved/ approved as amended/ deferred/ rejected by ……………………………… on ………………………………

……………………………………………… Signed by:

Page 11 www.portsmouth.gov.uk Appendix A - Proposed Local Transport Plan 3 funded schemes 2020/21

Scheme Scheme name Scheme overview Ward Classification Access for People Statutory To provide low cost measures citywide where improvements to the kerb lines, signing and All wards with Disabilities Requirement street furniture will aid accessibility for those with particular mobility requirements. This includes both resolving requests put forward and proactive priority works.

Traveline Statutory Provision of annual funding (jointly with all Local Transport authorities) to maintain and All wards Requirement enhance comprehensive public transport information facilities through Traveline an online and telephone journey planning service.

Page 12 Page Rights of Way Statutory PCC has a statutory requirement to sign Rights Of Way (paths which the public have a legally All wards Requirement protected right to pass on) across the city and to investigate and resolve all Public Rights Of Way (PROW) claims put forward.

Road Markings and Reactive Remediation of minor issues on the city’s highway network as and when identified and All wards Directional Signage assessed that improvements can be made by utilising signing and lining to improve visible presence, slow traffic speeds or provide direction assistance.

Casualty and Speed Reactive The aims of this programme are to be responsive to residents' and Councillors speeding All wards Reduction Measures concerns, to introduce traffic calming at a variety of locations across the city, to promote road safety, reduce vehicle speeds, and encourage the use of active travel modes. Speed reduction measures may take the form of raised tables, speed cushions and junction treatments including buildouts and coloured markings/hatching.

East-West Cycle Prioritised This funding would create the city's first dedicated, continuous cycle facility along a 3.7km Milton, Fratton, Corridor - Fratton to scheme corridor between Fratton Way roundabout to the Hard Interchange via the city centre, using Central Southsea, The Hard cycling to respond to both public health and transport needs within the city. This three year Charles Dickens, build programme would be supported by a targeted behaviour change programme. St. Thomas

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www.portsmouth.gov.uk Safer Routes Prioritised Reactive works which can include, but not limited to installation of bollards, barriers, signage All wards Improvements scheme and dropped-kerbs.

Active Travel Prioritised Small-scale infrastructure improvements (such as cycle parking, signage and lining) across the All wards Improvements scheme city to assist modal shift away from the car toward more active travel modes such as walking including Quieter and cycling. Routes Improvements Also by encouraging new cyclists, through use of the 'Quieter Routes' this will help increase the modal shift set out in government targets which are shared by the city council (Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy (CWIS) aims to double numbers of people cycling by 2025).

Zebrites Prioritised Roll out of enhanced LED belisha beacons which provide greater increased visibility of zebra All wards scheme crossings and are especially effective at crossings that experience vehicles not stopping for pedestrians. The Zebrite beacons draw attention to the crossing thus making it more likely that a pedestrian waiting to cross will be seen and therefore road safety is improved. Page 13 Page

City-wide Early Prioritised Implementation of early release cycle signals to improve cycle safety at junctions and promote All wards Release Low Level scheme active travel. Cycle Signals

Richmond Rd / Prioritised Improvements to junction to increase visibility and lower speeds to reduce the number of St. Jude Victoria Rd South scheme accidents in this location. junction improvements

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Integrated impact assessment (IIA) form December 2019

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The integrated impact assessment is a quick and easy screening process. It should:

identify those policies, projects, services, functions or strategies that could impact positively or negatively on the following areas:

Communities and safety Regeneration and culture Environment and public space Equality & - DiversityThis can be found in Section A5

Directorate: Regeneration

Service, function: Transport Planning

Title of policy, service, function, project or strategy (new or old) :

LTP Implementation Plan 2020/21

Type of policy, service, function, project or strategy:

★ Existing

New / proposed

Changed What is the aim of your policy, service, function, project or strategy?

To propose the Local Transport Plan 3 (LTP 3) Implementation Plan 2020/21 be adopted which outlines the list of LTP schemes to be included in the 2020/21 programme. Page 15 Has any consultation been undertaken for this proposal? What were the outcomes of the consultations? Has anything changed because of the consultation? Did this inform your proposal?

No consultations have been carried out on this proposal to date.

A - Communities and safety Yes No

Is your policy/proposal relevant to the following questions?

A1-Crime - Will it make our city safer? ★

In thinking about this question:

• How will it reduce crime, disorder, ASB and the fear of crime? • How will it prevent the misuse of drugs, alcohol and other substances? • How will it protect and support young people at risk of harm? • How will it discourage re-offending?

If you want more information contact [email protected] or go to: https://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/ext/documents-external/cou-spp-plan-2018-20.pdf

Please expand on the impact your policy/proposal will have, and how you propose to mitigate any negative impacts?

How will you measure/check the impact of your proposal?

A - Communities and safety Yes No

Is your policy/proposal relevant to the following questions?

A2-Housing - Will it provide good quality homes? ★

In thinking about this question:

• How will it increase good quality affordable housing, including social housing? • How will it reduce the number of poor quality homes and accommodation? • How will it produce well-insulated and sustainable buildings? • How will it provide a mix of housing for different groups and needs?

If you want more information contact [email protected] or go to: https://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/ext/documents-external/psh-providing-affordable-housing-in-portsmouth-april-19. pdf

Please expand on the impact your policy/proposal will have, and how you propose to mitigate any negative impacts? Page 16 How are you going to measure/check the impact of your proposal?

A - Communities and safety Yes No

Is your policy/proposal relevant to the following questions?

A3-Health - Will this help promote healthy, safe and independent living? ★

In thinking about this question:

• How will it improve physical and mental health? • How will it improve quality of life? • How will it encourage healthy lifestyle choices? • How will it create healthy places? (Including workplaces)

If you want more information contact [email protected] or go to: https://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/ext/documents-external/cons-114.86-health-and-wellbeing-strategy-proof-2.pdf

Please expand on the impact your policy/proposal will have, and how you propose to mitigate any negative impacts?

Through improvements to walking and cycling routes, it is hoped that more active modes of transport are encouraged resulting in benefits to physical health.

How are you going to measure/check the impact of your proposal? Upon delivery of the individual schemes, regular monitoring will be undertaken to measure the improvements and how the works assist in meeting our LTP Strategy objectives

A - Communities and safety Yes No

Is your policy/proposal relevant to the following questions?

A4-Income deprivation and poverty-Will it consider income deprivation and reduce poverty? ★ In thinking about this question:

• How will it support those vulnerable to falling into poverty; e.g., single working age adults and lone parent households? • How will it consider low-income communities, households and individuals? • How will it support those unable to work? • How will it support those with no educational qualifications?

Page 17 If you want more information contact [email protected] or go to: https://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/ext/documents-external/cou-homelessness-strategy-2018-to-2023.pdf https://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/ext/health-and-care/health/joint-strategic-needs-assessment

Please expand on the impact your policy/proposal will have, and how you propose to mitigate any negative impacts? With work on improving public transport links and improvements to cycling and walking routes, it is hoped that there is a reduced reliance on having to pay for the cost, upkeep and maintenance of a personal vehicle.

How are you going to measure/check the impact of your proposal?

A - Communities and safety Yes No

Is your policy/proposal relevant to the following questions?

A5-Equality & diversity - Will it have any positive/negative impacts on the protected characteristics? ★ In thinking about this question:

• How will it impact on the protected characteristics-Positive or negative impact (Protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010, Age, disability, race/ethnicity, Sexual orientation, gender reassignment, sex, religion or belief, pregnancy and maternity, marriage and civil partnership,socio-economic) • What mitigation has been put in place to lessen any impacts or barriers removed? • How will it help promote equality for a specific protected characteristic?

If you want more information contact [email protected] or go to: https://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/ext/documents-external/cmu-equality-strategy-2019-22-final.pdf

Please expand on the impact your policy/proposal will have, and how you propose to mitigate any negative impacts?

How are you going to measure/check the impact of your proposal?

Page 18 B - Environment and climate change Yes No

Is your policy/proposal relevant to the following questions?

B1-Carbon emissions - Will it reduce carbon emissions? ★

In thinking about this question:

• How will it reduce greenhouse gas emissions? • How will it provide renewable sources of energy? • How will it reduce the need for motorised vehicle travel? • How will it encourage and support residents to reduce carbon emissions?

If you want more information contact [email protected] or go to: https://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/ext/documents-external/cmu-sustainability-strategy.pdf

Please expand on the impact your policy/proposal will have, and how you propose to mitigate any negative impacts?

By offering alternatives to vehicle use, resulting in a reduction in private vehicle miles driven in the city. It is hoped that these LTP measures would support an uptake in public transport as well as walking and cycling for short local journeys.

How are you going to measure/check the impact of your proposal?

B - Environment and climate change Yes No

Is your policy/proposal relevant to the following questions?

B2-Energy use - Will it reduce energy use? ★

In thinking about this question:

• How will it reduce water consumption? • How will it reduce electricity consumption? • How will it reduce gas consumption? • How will it reduce the production of waste?

If you want more information contact [email protected] or go to: https://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/ext/documents-external/pln-portsmouth-plan-post-adoption.pdf https://democracy.portsmouth.gov.uk/documents/s24685/Home%20Energy%20Appendix%201%20-%20Energy% 20and%20water%20at%20home%20-%20Strategy%202019-25.pdf Please expand on the impact your policy/proposal will have, and how you propose to mitigate any negative impacts?

With schemes aimed at encouraging sustainable transport methods it is hoped that there would be a reduction in the energy required to run motor vehicles. Schemes may aim to address congestion, thus reducing idling and in turn emissions.

How are you going to measure/check the impact of your proposal? Page 19 B - Environment and climate change Yes No

Is your policy/proposal relevant to the following questions?

B3 - Climate change mitigation and flooding-Will it proactively mitigate against a changing climate and flooding? ★ In thinking about this question:

• How will it minimise flood risk from both coastal and surface flooding in the future? • How will it protect properties and buildings from flooding? • How will it make local people aware of the risk from flooding? • How will it mitigate for future changes in temperature and extreme weather events?

If you want more information contact [email protected] or go to: https://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/ext/documents-external/env-surface-water-management-plan-2019.pdf https://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/ext/documents-external/cou-flood-risk-management-plan.pdf Please expand on the impact your policy/proposal will have, and how you propose to mitigate any negative impacts?

How are you going to measure/check the impact of your proposal?

B - Environment and climate change Yes No

Is your policy/proposal relevant to the following questions?

B4-Natural environment-Will it ensure public spaces are greener, more sustainable and well-maintained? ★ In thinking about this question:

• How will it encourage biodiversity and protect habitats? • How will it preserve natural sites? • How will it conserve and enhance natural species?

If you want more information contact [email protected] or go to: https://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/ext/documents-external/pln-solent-recreation-mitigation-strategy-dec-17.pdf https://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/ext/documents-external/pln-portsmouth-plan-post-adoption.pdf

Please expand on the impact your policy/proposal will have, and how you propose to mitigate any negative impacts?

Various schemes will aim to make it safer around the city to walk and cycle thus improving public spaces

How are you going to measure/check the impact of your proposal?

Page 20 B - Environment and climate change Yes No

Is your policy/proposal relevant to the following questions?

B5-Air quality - Will it improve air quality? ★ In thinking about this question:

• How will it reduce motor vehicle traffic congestion? • How will it reduce emissions of key pollutants? • How will it discourage the idling of motor vehicles? • How will it reduce reliance on private car use?

If you want more information contact [email protected] or go to: https://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/ext/documents-external/env-aq-air-quality-plan-outline-business-case.pdf

Please expand on the impact your policy/proposal will have, and how you propose to mitigate any negative impacts?

Some schemes will aim to address congestion and encourage use of the safer cycling and walking infrastructure around the city. With a reduction in vehicle use, this will reduce reliance on private car use and emissions.

How are you going to measure/check the impact of your proposal?

B - Environment and climate change Yes No

Is your policy/proposal relevant to the following questions?

B6-Transport - Will it improve road safety and transport for the whole community? ★ In thinking about this question:

• How will it prioritise pedestrians, cyclists and public transport users over users of private vehicles? • How will it allocate street space to ensure children and older people can walk and cycle safely in the area? • How will it increase the proportion of journeys made using sustainable and active transport? • How will it reduce the risk of traffic collisions, and near misses, with pedestrians and cyclists?

If you want more information contact [email protected] or go to: https://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/ext/travel/local-transport-plan-3

Please expand on the impact your policy/proposal will have, and how you propose to mitigate any negative impacts?

Schemes aimed at providing safer walking routes for vulnerable road users with an objective to reduce accidents and casualties.

How are you going to measure/check the impact of your proposal? Accident data will be monitored and through the Safer Travel Team's regular engagement with schools. Page 21 B - Environment and climate change Yes No

Is your policy/proposal relevant to the following questions?

B7-Waste management - Will it increase recycling and reduce the production of waste? ★ In thinking about this question:

• How will it reduce household waste and consumption? • How will it increase recycling? • How will it reduce industrial and construction waste?

If you want more information contact [email protected] or go to: https://documents.hants.gov.uk/mineralsandwaste/HampshireMineralsWastePlanADOPTED.pdf

Please expand on the impact your policy/proposal will have, and how you propose to mitigate any negative impacts?

How are you going to measure/check the impact of your proposal?

Page 22 C - Regeneration of our city Yes No

Is your policy/proposal relevant to the following questions?

C1-Culture and heritage - Will it promote, protect and ★ enhance our culture and heritage? In thinking about this question:

• How will it protect areas of cultural value? • How will it protect listed buildings? • How will it encourage events and attractions? • How will it make Portsmouth a city people want to live in?

If you want more information contact [email protected] or go to: https://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/ext/documents-external/pln-portsmouth-plan-post-adoption.pdf

Please expand on the impact your policy/proposal will have, and how you propose to mitigate any negative impacts?

Improvements to connectivity and safer ways to travel, alternative to the vehicle are hoped to make the city more attractive for tourists, tourism and people looking to move to the area.

How are you going to measure/check the impact of your proposal?

C - Regeneration of our city Yes No

Is your policy/proposal relevant to the following questions?

C2-Employment and opportunities - Will it promote the development of a skilled workforce? ★ In thinking about this question:

• How will it improve qualifications and skills for local people? • How will it reduce unemployment? • How will it create high quality jobs? • How will it improve earnings?

If you want more information contact [email protected] or go to: https://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/ext/documents-external/cou-regeneration-strategy.pdf

Please expand on the impact your policy/proposal will have, and how you propose to mitigate any negative impacts?

How are you going to measure/check the impact of your proposal? Page 23 C - Regeneration of our city Yes No

Is your policy/proposal relevant to the following questions?

C3 - Economy - Will it encourage businesses to invest in the city, support sustainable growth and regeneration? ★ In thinking about this question:

• How will it encourage the development of key industries? • How will it improve the local economy? • How will it create valuable employment opportunities for local people? • How will it promote employment and growth in the city?

If you want more information contact [email protected] or go to: https://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/ext/documents-external/cou-regeneration-strategy.pdf

Please expand on the impact your policy/proposal will have, and how you propose to mitigate any negative impacts?

How are you going to measure/check the impact of your proposal?

Q8 - Who was involved in the Integrated impact assessment? Joanne Eldridge

This IIA has been approved by: Hayley Chivers

Contact number: 02392 834672

Date: 18/03/20

Page 24 Agenda Item 4

Title of meeting: Traffic and Transportation Decision Meeting

Date of meeting: 2 April 2020

Subject : Review of the disabled person's bus pass all day travel trial

Report by: Tristan Samuels - Director of Regeneration

Wards affected: All

Key decision: No

Full Council No decision:

1. Purpose of Report

1.1 To review the trial of the unrestricted all day disabled person's bus pass and recommend its future.

2. Recommendations

It is recommended that the Cabinet Member for Traffic and Transportation approves that:

2.1 The free discretionary all day travel for disabled persons' bus passes is continued as a permanent addition of Portsmouth's English National Concessionary Travel Scheme (ENCTS).

3. Background

3.1 Portsmouth City Council operates two types of concessionary passes under the English National Concessionary Travel Scheme; the older persons' bus pass and the disabled persons' bus pass. The eligibility criteria for the disabled persons' bus pass is outlined in appendix C.

3.2 The older person's bus pass provides free travel during off-peak times (09:30am to 11pm, Monday to Friday), and all-day on weekends and public holidays. The bus pass doesn’t cover travel in Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland.

3.3 The Disabled persons' bus pass - At the Traffic & Transportation decision meeting on the 14 th March 2019 an extension of the use of concessionary bus passes to allow disabled people to use the passes 24 hours a day from the previous off-peak offer was agreed for a 6 month trial. Page1 25 www.portsmouth.gov.uk

3.2 The trial commenced on the 28 th April 2019, this was then extended for a further six months until 31 st March 2020 following a Traffic & Transportation decision meeting on 26 th September 2019 to enable consultation and robust evaluation of the trial.

3.3 Prior to the 28 th April 2019, Portsmouth City Council allowed Concessionary Travel from 09:30 to 23:00 Monday to Friday and any time at weekends & bank holidays, as per the statutory minimum requirements under the Concessionary Bus Travel Act 2007.

3.4 During the trial period, Portsmouth City Council has allowed Disabled Person's Concessionary bus pass to travel free all day Monday to Sunday and bank holidays on journeys starting within the Portsmouth City boundary.

3.5 This has enabled disabled people to use their bus pass to travel free all day to promote independence and social mobility, improving access to work and education, improving access to doctors and hospitals and improving further prospects of finding employment so contribute to the economic activity in the city The aim of the trial is to also aid people that use day services to access purposeful activity in their day-to-day life.

3.6 At the time of writing this report Portsmouth City Council's Concessionary Fares scheme has 4415 disabled pass holders who are now entitled to all day travel under this trial. In addition to this, there are 156 disabled pass holders who are registered blind, and thus are already entitled to all day free travel using their disabled person's bus pass by statute.

3.7 From the introduction of the pilot on the 28 th April 2019 until 20 th February 2020, Portsmouth City Council has had 42 residents transfer from an older persons' bus pass to a disabled persons' bus pass. In the past there would have been little incentive for a resident to swap given both scheme's times of operation were identical. To date, there have been four first time applicants applying for a disabled person's bus pass when they were also eligible to apply for an older person's bus pass.

3.8 The eligibility criteria for an older person's disabled bus pass is listed in Appendix. C.

4 Disabled persons' survey

4.1 In January 2020 all disabled persons' bus pass holders within the city were sent the survey shown in Appendix A.

4.2 4415 surveys were sent out to disabled pass holders who are now entitled to all day travel of the 4415 surveys 621 were returned.

The key findings of the survey were: Page2 26 www.portsmouth.gov.uk

· 80% paid for travel before the trial was introduced. · 80% have used the ability to travel before 09:30. 20% still have not used this facility. · 68% of holders strongly agreed that the trial has improved their quality of life. 22% agreed while 5% strongly disagreed with 1% disagreeing. · 27% use the ability to travel before 09:30 for leisure and entertainment while 11% use it for education and training with 20% using it to get to and from work. 59% chose other reasons. Of the 59%, 47.45% of respondents (233 people) to this questions used words such as "hospital", "appointment", "doctor", "health" and "medical" in their 'Other' (this have been noted in Appendix. B) · 72% of holders accessed these activities before whereas this trial has encouraged 28% of passengers to access these activities before 09:30.

Full results are shown in Appendix B.

5 Patronage information

5.1 FIGURE 1 shows the number of trips disabled pass holders who have travelled for free within Portsmouth before 09:30am since the 28 th of April 2019.

FIGURE 1

5.2 The chart above shows a steady increase in holders choosing to use the facility. This can be attributed to the allowance of travel before 09:30 meeting pass holder demands.

5.3 Since April 28 th 2019 - 31 st January 2020, 43,469 trips have been made by disabled pass holders. From the data available the regular trip average is 156 per day which is 3% of all disabled pass holders. Page3 27 www.portsmouth.gov.uk

6. Concessionary reimbursement

6.1 Portsmouth City Council reimburses each operator for any disabled concession holder who travels before 09:30. Figure 2 below shows the monthly reimbursement.

Figure 2

6.2 From the data available it is estimated the full 12 month cost of the free discretionary all day travel trial will be £51,000.

7. Reasons for Recommendations

7.1 Following the introduction of the trial in April 2019 the scheme appears to be well received by the disabled persons' bus pass holders. This is indicated from the survey feedback and patronage information as detailed in Appendix. A. From information, 90% of holders who returned our survey indicated that they agreed that the trial had a positive effect on their quality of life. Since the trial was introduced there have been 43,469 trips. On average we are seeing 156 disabled pass holder trips before 09:30 throughout the city which equates to 3% of our disabled pass holders.

7.2 The survey information in Section 4 of this report, shows that the introduction of the trial has had a positive effect on enabling disabled residents to access work, health, education and training before 09:30 while encouraging 28% to access activities they previously would not before 09:30. Page4 28 www.portsmouth.gov.uk

7.3 The change to the City Council's concessionary pass scheme has resulted in a low additional cost to the Council's concessionary reimbursement. Financial costs stated in Figure 2, Section 6 reflect the financial forecasts from the City Council before the trial.

8. Integrated Impact Assessment

8.1 An Integrated Impact Assessment (IIA) and full equality impact assessment (EIA) have been completed.

9. Legal Implications

9.1 The extension of the disabled persons' bus travel concession for a trial period to operate all day is a discretionary enhancement to the mandatory statutory travel concessions which the City Council must provide under the Concessionary Bus Travel Act 2007, as amended. Accordingly the Council is able to decide whether or not to provide this enhancement using its own funding.

9.2 Any discretionary concessions extend only to the City Council's own administrative area unless a cross-border agreement has been reached with a neighbouring authority. At present, there is no cross-border agreement, nor has this been proposed.

9.3 In reaching a decision on this matter and subsequently in the context of undertaking the proposed review, the decision maker must have regard to the City Council's duty under section 149(1) of the Equality Act 2010 (the public sector equality duty) and in particular to have due regard to the need to advance equality of opportunity between persons who share a relevant protected characteristic and persons who do not share it.

10. Director of Finance comments

10.1 Despite the fact that more Concessionary pass holders are traveling before 9:30 there is currently no evidence to show that additional journeys are being created as a result of the expansion to the scheme. The level of Concessionary fare reimbursement by the Council to the operators does not appear to have increased, this may suggest that those pass holders travelling before 9:30 may have previously travelled later in the day.

10.2 The level of concessionary pass holder travel does not appear to be impacting on the Commercial Services run by the operators and they seem to be able to cope with the additional passengers from concessionary pass holders and their commercial passengers. This means that the operators are not losing out on full fare paying passengers as a result of the expansion of the scheme.

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10.3 There is a risk that if the number of concessionary passengers choosing to travel before 9:30 increases to a level that it does effect the commercial travel the Council could see an increase in the number of journeys carried out and operators may choose to exercise the reimbursement mechanism increases as set out in the national guidance that see a premium paid on each concessionary fare reimbursement.

10.4 In the event that this happens the Council will need to consider how it operates the scheme going forward or find additional funding to pay for this, at the moment it appears that the risk of this is low as it only applies to Disabled pass holders.

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……………………………………………… Signed by: Tristan Samuels Director of Regeneration

Appendices: Appendix A - Disabled Pass Survey Appendix B - Full survey results Appendix C - Criteria for a Disabled Persons Bus Pass

Background list of documents: Section 100D of the Local Government Act 1972

The following documents disclose facts or matters, which have been relied upon to a material extent by the author in preparing this report:

Title of document Location

The recommendation(s) set out above were approved/ approved as amended/ deferred/ rejected by ……………………………… on ………………………………

……………………………………………… Signed by: Councillor Lynne Stagg Cabinet Member for Traffic & Transportation

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Appendix A - Disabled pass survey

Page8 32 www.portsmouth.gov.uk

Page9 33 www.portsmouth.gov.uk

Appendix B - Full survey results

Page10 34 www.portsmouth.gov.uk

Page11 35 www.portsmouth.gov.uk

Page12 36 www.portsmouth.gov.uk

Note:

47.45% of respondents (233 people) to this questions used words such as "hospital", "appointment", "doctor", "health" and "medical" in their 'Other' specified response.

Page13 37 www.portsmouth.gov.uk

Note:

PO1 92 15.83% PO2 130 22.37% PO3 44 7.57% PO4 103 17.72% PO5 90 15.49% PO6 118 20.30% Other: 4 0.98% Skipped: 46

Page14 38 www.portsmouth.gov.uk

Page15 39 www.portsmouth.gov.uk

Page16 40 www.portsmouth.gov.uk

Page17 41 www.portsmouth.gov.uk

Notes:

'Other' specified responses include 28 stating "N/A", and 22 are considered to be medical conditions including epilepsy and autism.

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Appendix C - Criteria for a Disabled Persons Bus Pass

· Blind or partially sighted · Profoundly or severely deaf, without speech · Have a disability, or have suffered an injury, which has a substantial and long- term adverse effect on your ability to walk · Have long term loss of the use of both arms or do not have arms · Have a learning disability - a state of arrested or incomplete development of mind which includes significant impairment of intelligence and social functioning · Would have an application to drive a motor vehicle refused due to your disability · A member or veteran of the Armed Services who has been seriously injured in service

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Full assessment form 2018

www.portsmouthccg.nhs.uk www.portsmouth.gov.uk

Directorate: Regeneration

Service, function: TRANSPORT Title of policy, service, function, project or strategy (new or old):

Review of the disabled person's bus pass all day travel trial

Type of policy, service, function, project or strategy:

★ Existing

New / proposed

Changed

Lead officer Simon Bell

People involved with completing the EIA: Chi Sharpe Simon Bell

Page 45 Introductory information (Optional)

Step 1 - Make sure you have clear aims and objectives

What is the aim of your policy, service, function, project or strategy? To allow disabled people to use the concessionary bus pass 24 hours a day to enable them to utilise their bus pass all day to promote independence, improving access to work and education, improving further prospects of finding employment later in life. The aim of the trial was also aid people that use day services to access purposeful activity in their day-to-day life.

Who is the policy, service, function, project or strategy going to benefit or have a detrimental effect on and how?

The policy change is aimed at benefiting all disabled concessionary bus pass holders. This benefit allows all day travel where previously holders could only travel off-peak times (09:30am to 11pm, Monday to Friday), and all-day on weekends and public holidays. The bus pass doesn’t cover travel in Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland. This benefit will allow disabled holders to access purposeful activity in their day-to-day life while promoting independence, improving access to work and education.

What outcomes do you want to achieve? What barriers are there to achieving these outcomes? To ensure that the consultation process meets the The financial cost needed to be met by the council needs and reflected the needs of all the residents. to fund this scheme.

That the duties under the Equality Act 2010 are fully complied with.

A fair and reasonable outcome for all those effected by the changes. Page 46

The scheme is accessable

Step 2 - Collecting your information

What existing information / data do you have? (Local or national data) look at population profiles, JSNA data, surveys and patient and customer public engagement activity locally that will inform your project, natioinal studies and public engagement. At the time of writing Portsmouth City Council's Concessionary Fares scheme has 4415 disabled pass holders who are now entitled to all day travel under this trial. In addition to this, there are 156 disabled pass holders who are registered blind, and thus are already entitled to all day free travel using their disabled person's bus pass by statute.

Using your existing data, what does it tell you?

Our existing data shows that we Portsmouth City Council has a significant number of concessionary fares holders who hold a protected characteristic.

Step 3 - Now you need to consult!

Who have you consulted with? If you haven't consulted yet please list who you are going to consult with

Every Person that currently holds a disabled bus pass which equates to 4415 recipients.

Information on the website: www.portsmouth.gov. uk

A council officer attended a open access forum meeting that Portsmouth Disability Forum arranges where the consultation document was submitted as a group but also individuals were encouraged to fill out an individual survey as well.

Please give examples of how you have or are going to consult with specific groups or communities e.g. meetings, surveys Every person that receives a disabled bus pass have been sent a letter with the survey form informing them about the consultation along with a link if they would like to complete the survey online. Page 47 Step 4 - What's the impact?

Is there an impact on some groups in the community? (think about race, gender, disability, age, gender reassignment, religion or belief, sexual orientation, sex, pregnancy and maternity, marriage or civil partnerships and other socially excluded communities or groups)

Generic information that covers all equality strands (Optional) 627 people filled out the consultation document but some questions were skipped.

481 people answered Question 5 which asked did you access these activities before? 344 (71.52%) answered yes while 137 (28.4%) answered no.

Ethnicity or race Portsmouth is an ethnically diverse city with the black, Asian, Minority and ethnic (BAME) residents comprising of 16% of its total population, according to the 2011 Census.

No specific ethnicity data is held centrally.

Gender reassignment According to mid-2011 population estimates by the ONS, the gender split in Portsmouth is roughly 50:50.

No statistics are kept for people that are transgendered and no equality data was collected for this protected group.

Age The age range that that responded to the survey were mostly from 16-64 60% (365 people) although 38% (230 people) were over the age of 65 and are therefore also entitled to a concessionary bus pass which allows off peak travel.

Disability In Portsmouth there are approximately 20% of the population that has a disability that affects their day to day activities.

Under the Equality Act, s.149, the Council has a duty to have due regard to the need to eliminate unlawful discrimination and to advance the equality of opportunity and foster good relations between people who share a protected characteristic and those who do not. This includes meeting the needs of people with disabilities and it may need to involve treating people with disabilities more favourably than people who do not have a disability. Page 48 We recognise that disabled people suffer much bigger obstacles to gaining employment. We have duly considered our duties under the Equality Act when implementing this policy to allow disabled users to access facilities such as work or education without a financial penalty.

613 people answered Question 9. (97.8%) 600 said yes when asked do you consider yourself to have a disability under the 2010 equality act? (0.8%) 5 said no and (1.31%) preferred not to say .

497 people answered Question 3 which asked to what extent do you agree or disagree that the all-day bus travel has improved your quality of life, 340 (68.4%) people said they Strongly agreed, 111 22.3% said they agreed while 28 (5.6%) people said they strongly disagreed/disagreed with this statement.

Religion or belief No specific issues have been raised with regard to region or belief in the consultation results. It is not envisaged that concessionary fares changes will have a negative impact due to religion or belief. We do not collect this equality data.

Sexual orientation It is estimated that between 5-7% of the UK population is lesbian, gay or bi-sexual. However, there is no hard data to support that as national census has never captured that information.

There is no evidence or feedback from the consultation that the local council tax support scheme will have a negative impact due to a person's sexual orientation.

No specific issues have been raised with regard to sexual orientation in the consultation results. It is not envisaged that concessionary fares changes will have a negative impact due to sexual orientation. We do not collect this equality data.

Sex The number of males that completed the survey were 307 (50.5%) and females that filled out the survey were 293 (48.1%)

Marriage or civil partnerships No specific issues have been raised with regard to Marriage or civil partnerships in the consultation results. It is not envisaged that the concessionary fares scheme changes will have a negative impact due to Marrige or civil partnerships. Unknown as currently no data held.

Pregnancy & maternity No specific issues have been raised with regard to pregnancy and maternity in the consultation results. It is not envisaged that the concessionary fares scheme changes will have a negative impact due to pregnancy and maternity. Unknown as currently no data held.

Other socially excluded groups or communitiesPage 49 No specific issues have been raised with regard to other socially excluded groups of communities in the consultation results.

Note:Other sociallyexcluded groups, examples includes,Homeless, rough sleeper and unpaid carers. Many forms of exclusion are linked to financial disadvantage. How will this change affect people on low incomes, in financial crisis or living in areas of greater deprivation?

Health Impact

Have you referred to the Joint Needs Assessment (www.jsna.portsmouth.gov.uk) to identify any associated health and well-being needs?

Yes ★ No

What are the health impacts, positive and / or negative? For example, is there a positive impact on enabling healthier lifestyles or promoting positive mental health? Could it prevent spread of infection or disease? Will it reduce any inequalities in health and well-being experienced by some localities, groups, ages etc? On the other hand, could it restrict opportunities for health and well-being?

Health inequalities are strongly associated with deprivation and income inequalities in the city. Have you referred to Portsmouth's Tackling Poverty Needs Assessment and strategy (available on the JSNA website above), which identifies those groups or geographical areas that are vulnerable to poverty? Does this have a disproportionately negative impact, on any of these groups and if so how? Are there any positive impacts?, if so what are they?

For more help on this element of tackling poverty and needs assessment contact Mark Sage: email:[email protected]

Across the city, one in four children is living in poverty. Nearly one in five older people (60+) in Portsmouth are experiencing income deprivation.

Adults from Black and Minority Ethnic communitiesPage in 50Portsmouth have been identified as one of the groups most vulnerable to poverty.

Within the scheme it allows disabled holders to travek for free during peak times allowing them greater freedom of travel without having to use their own finances to fund the travel.

Step 5 - What are the differences?

Are any groups affected in a different way to others as a result of your policy, service, function, project or strategy?

Please summerise any potential impacts this will have on specific protected characteristics

Does your policy, service, function, project or strategy either directly or indirectly discriminate?

★ Yes No

If you are either directly or indirectly discriminating, how are you going to change this or mitigate the negative impact? We are indirectly discriminating against all state pension age concessionary pass holders. People of pensionable age will not be affected by the changes but will not be eligible for free all day travel unless they hold a disabled bus pass and will continue to receive free off peak travel.

Step 6 - Make a recommendation based on steps 2 - 5

If you are in a position to make a recommendation to change or introduce the policy, service, project or strategy clearly show how it was decided on and how any engagement shapes your recommendations. it is recommended that the free discretionary all day travel for disabled persons' bus passes is continued as a permanent addition of Portsmouth's English National Concessionary Travel Scheme (ENCTS).

Following the introduction of the trial in April 2019 the scheme appears to be well received by the disabled persons' bus pass holders. This is indicated from the survey feedback and patronage information as detailed in Appendix. A. From information, 90% of holders who returned our survey indicated that they agreed that the trial had a positive effect on their quality of life. Since the trial was introduced there have been 43,469 trips. On average we are seeing 156 disabled pass holder trips before 09:30 throughout the city which equates Pageto 3% of 51 our disabled pass holders.

The survey information in Section 4 of this report, shows that the introduction of the trial has had a positive effect on enabling disabled residents to access work, health, education and training before 09:30 while encouraging 28% to access activities they previously would not before 09:30.

The change to the City Council's concessionary pass scheme has resulted in a low additional cost to the Council's concessionary reimbursement. Financial costs stated in Figure 2, Section 6 of the report reflect the financial forecasts from the City Council before the trial. over 90% of all people who answered Q3 of the survey agreed that the trial scheme had improved their quality of life.

What changes or benefits have been highlighted as a result of your consultation?

From the consultation we found that 72% of holders accessed these activities before whereas this trial has encouraged 28% of passengers to access these activities that they did not before the introduction of the trial.

If you are not in a position to go ahead what actions are you going to take? (Please complete the fields below)

Action Timescale Responsible officer

How are you going to review the policy, service, project or strategy, how often and who will be responsible? Portsmouth city council Public Transport team will continue to review the provision of free travel for disabled pass holders to ensure it is meeting the needs of its service users.

Step 7 - Now just publish your results

This EIA has been approved by: Felicity TidburyPage 52 Contact number: 02392 688261

Date: 18/03/20

PCC staff-Please email a copy of your completed EIA to the Equality and diversity team. We will contact you with any comments or queries about your preliminary EIA. Telephone: 023 9283 4789, Email: [email protected]

CCG staff-Please email a copy of your completed EIA to the Equality lead who will contact you with any comments or queries about your full EIA. Email: [email protected]

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Integrated impact assessment (IIA) form December 2019

www.portsmouth.gov.uk

The integrated impact assessment is a quick and easy screening process. It should:

identify those policies, projects, services, functions or strategies that could impact positively or negatively on the following areas:

Communities and safety Regeneration and culture Environment and public space Equality & - DiversityThis can be found in Section A5

Directorate: Regeneration

Service, function: Transport

Title of policy, service, function, project or strategy (new or old) :

Review of the disabled person's bus pass all day travel trial

Type of policy, service, function, project or strategy:

★ Existing

New / proposed

Changed What is the aim of your policy, service, function, project or strategy?

The free discretionary all day travel for disabled persons' bus passes is continued as a permanent addition of Portsmouth's English National Concessionary Travel Scheme (ENCTS). Page 55 Has any consultation been undertaken for this proposal? What were the outcomes of the consultations? Has anything changed because of the consultation? Did this inform your proposal?

Yes a consultation has been undertaken. 627 people filled out the consultation document but some questions were skipped.

4415 surveys were sent out to disabled pass holders who are now entitled to all day travel of the 4415 surveys 621 were returned.

The key findings of the survey were: • 80% paid for travel before the trial was introduced. • 80% have used the ability to travel before 09:30. 20% still have not used this facility. • 68% of holders strongly agreed that the trial has improved their quality of life. 22% agreed while 5% strongly disagreed with 1% disagreeing. • 27% use the ability to travel before 09:30 for leisure and entertainment while 11% use it for education and training with 20% using it to get to and from work. 59% chose other reasons. Of the 59%, 47.45% of respondents (233 people) to this questions used words such as "hospital", "appointment", "doctor", "health" and "medical" in their 'Other' (this have been noted in Appendix. B) • 72% of holders accessed these activities before whereas this trial has encouraged 28% of passengers to access these activities before 09:30.

Nothing has changed because of the consultation. it did not inform our proposal however it did reaffirm some of our suggestions.

A - Communities and safety Yes No

Is your policy/proposal relevant to the following questions?

A1-Crime - Will it make our city safer? ★

In thinking about this question:

If you want more information contact [email protected] or go to: https://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/ext/documents-external/cou-spp-plan-2018-20.pdf

Please expand on the impact your policy/proposal will have, and how you propose to mitigate any negative impacts?

How will you measure/check the impact of your proposal?

A - Communities and safety Yes No

Is your policy/proposal relevant to the following questions?

A2-Housing - Will it provide good quality homes? ★

Page 56 In thinking about this question:

If you want more information contact [email protected] or go to: https://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/ext/documents-external/psh-providing-affordable-housing-in-portsmouth-april-19. pdf

Please expand on the impact your policy/proposal will have, and how you propose to mitigate any negative impacts?

How are you going to measure/check the impact of your proposal?

A - Communities and safety Yes No

Is your policy/proposal relevant to the following questions?

A3-Health - Will this help promote healthy, safe and independent living? ★

In thinking about this question:

If you want more information contact [email protected] or go to: https://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/ext/documents-external/cons-114.86-health-and-wellbeing-strategy-proof-2.pdf

Please expand on the impact your policy/proposal will have, and how you propose to mitigate any negative impacts?

Public transport will continue to measure the levels of uptake in the service of users traveling before 09:30am

A - Communities and safety Yes No

Is your policy/proposal relevant to the following questions? Page 57 A4-Income deprivation and poverty-Will it consider income deprivation and reduce poverty? ★ In thinking about this question:

If you want more information contact [email protected] or go to: https://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/ext/documents-external/cou-homelessness-strategy-2018-to-2023.pdf https://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/ext/health-and-care/health/joint-strategic-needs-assessment

Please expand on the impact your policy/proposal will have, and how you propose to mitigate any negative impacts?

How are you going to measure/check the impact of your proposal?

A - Communities and safety Yes No

Is your policy/proposal relevant to the following questions?

A5-Equality & diversity - Will it have any positive/negative impacts on the protected characteristics? ★ In thinking about this question:

If you want more information contact [email protected] or go to: https://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/ext/documents-external/cmu-equality-strategy-2019-22-final.pdf

Please expand on the impact your policy/proposal will have, and how you propose to mitigate any negative impacts?

This trial has enabled disabled people to use their bus pass to travel free all day to promote independence and social mobility, improving access to work and education, improving access to doctors and hospitals and improving further prospects of finding employment so contribute to the economic activity in the city The aim of the trial is to also aid people that use day services to access purposeful activity in their day-to-day life. having a positive effect on the disabled pass holders in portsmouth. How are you going to measure/check the impact of your proposal? We conducted a full consultation which can seen Pagein the report 58 along with a full EIA. Page 59 B - Environment and climate change Yes No

Is your policy/proposal relevant to the following questions?

B1-Carbon emissions - Will it reduce carbon emissions? ★

In thinking about this question:

If you want more information contact [email protected] or go to: https://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/ext/documents-external/cmu-sustainability-strategy.pdf

Please expand on the impact your policy/proposal will have, and how you propose to mitigate any negative impacts?

How are you going to measure/check the impact of your proposal?

B - Environment and climate change Yes No

Is your policy/proposal relevant to the following questions?

B2-Energy use - Will it reduce energy use? ★

In thinking about this question:

• How will it reduce water consumption? • How will it reduce electricity consumption? • How will it reduce gas consumption? • How will it reduce the production of waste?

How are you going to measure/check the impact of your proposal? Page 60 B - Environment and climate change Yes No

Is your policy/proposal relevant to the following questions?

B3 - Climate change mitigation and flooding-Will it proactively mitigate against a changing climate and flooding? ★ In thinking about this question:

How are you going to measure/check the impact of your proposal?

B - Environment and climate change Yes No

Is your policy/proposal relevant to the following questions?

B4-Natural environment-Will it ensure public spaces are greener, more sustainable and well-maintained? ★ In thinking about this question:

• How will it encourage biodiversity and protect habitats? • How will it preserve natural sites? • How will it conserve and enhance natural species?

Please expand on the impact your policy/proposal will have, and how you propose to mitigate any negative impacts?

How are you going to measure/check the impact of your proposal?

Page 61 B - Environment and climate change Yes No

Is your policy/proposal relevant to the following questions?

B5-Air quality - Will it improve air quality? ★ In thinking about this question:

If you want more information contact [email protected] or go to: https://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/ext/documents-external/env-aq-air-quality-plan-outline-business-case.pdf

Please expand on the impact your policy/proposal will have, and how you propose to mitigate any negative impacts?

How are you going to measure/check the impact of your proposal?

B - Environment and climate change Yes No

Is your policy/proposal relevant to the following questions?

B6-Transport - Will it improve road safety and transport for the whole community? ★ In thinking about this question:

If you want more information contact [email protected] or go to: https://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/ext/travel/local-transport-plan-3

Please expand on the impact your policy/proposal will have, and how you propose to mitigate any negative impacts?

How are you going to measure/check the impact of your proposal? Page 62 B - Environment and climate change Yes No

Is your policy/proposal relevant to the following questions?

B7-Waste management - Will it increase recycling and reduce the production of waste? ★ In thinking about this question:

• How will it reduce household waste and consumption? • How will it increase recycling? • How will it reduce industrial and construction waste?

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Title of meeting: Traffic and Transport Decision Meeting

Date of meeting: 2 April 2020

Subject : Supported Bus Services

Report by: Tristan Samuels - Director of Regeneration

Wards affected: Baffins, Central Southsea, Charles Dickens, Copnor, Cosham, Drayton & Farlington, Eastney and Craneswater, Fratton, Milton, Nelson, St Jude and St Thomas

Key decision: No

Full Council decision: No

1. Purpose of report

This report considers the future of the current supported bus services.

2. Recommendations

It is recommended that the Cabinet Member for Traffic and Transportation:

2.1 Extends the current contracts on all five supported bus services until the 31 st December 2020, unless commercial service changes are amended to cover these routes. This will allow time for a full tender process to be undertaken and the results brought to Traffic and Transportation Cabinet for consideration.

3. Background

3.1 Portsmouth City Council financially support bus services where there is no commercial provision to enable them to operate. These services provide vital links for residents across the city. Without these bus services many residents would be without local bus provision and/or having to travel a considerable distance to the nearest bus service. Please see appendix A for distances to nearest commercial service.

3.2 Portsmouth City Council currently support five bus services as shown in Table 1:

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Table 1: Supported bus service routes, frequency and subsidy Service Operational Information Operator Cost for Total Average 2019 patronage Subsidy per 2019 passenger 2019 1

Days of Operation : Monday - Saturday 6 Frequency: 30 minutes off First £36,859.00 25,500 £1.45 peak Bus Route Description: The Hard - The Strand, Southsea Days of Operation: Monday - Saturday 12 Frequency: 60 minutes off First £43,601.00 27,700 £1.57 peak Bus Route Description: Tipner - North End - Chichester Road - Fratton Way Days of Operation: Sunday/Bank Holidays 13/14 Frequency: 120 minutes First £9,480.00 5,700 £1.66 Route Description: City Bus Centre - Fratton - Milton - Baffins Days of Operation: Sunday/Bank Holidays 16 Frequency: 75 Minutes First £8,600.00 5,250 £1.64 Route Description: The Hard - Bus Old Portsmouth - Southsea Seafront - Eastney Days of Operation: All days of the week 22 Frequency: Every 70 minutes First £42,650.00 62,700 £0.68 Route Description: Highbury - Bus Cosham - Drayton - Farlington Total £141,190.00 122,064 £1.16

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3.3 On the 18 June 2018 First Bus advised Portsmouth City Council that it was to make changes to some bus services in Portsmouth, including the withdrawal of some sections of bus service routes which would come into effect on 2nd September 2018. Portsmouth City Council reviewed these changes and set out proposals that would reduce the impact on Portsmouth residents by introducing the new bus services 6, 12, 13/14.

3.4 Portsmouth City Council tendered for the 6. 12, 13/14 bus services for an initial - year trial period from the 6th January 2019. First Bus was the successful contractor for all of these services. The trial period was extended to 31 March 2020 in November 2019, due to purdah. Please see Appendix C for details of the specific routes and timetables.

3.5 In addition to the services mentioned in paragraph 3.2, Portsmouth City Council also support bus services 16 and 22. These services were last retendered in March 2016. The contracts were due for renewal on 26 March 2019, but were extended until 31 March 2020 so that their expiry date was the same as services 6, 12 and 13/14. Together all five of these services carry around 122,000 passengers annually, comprising 1% of all bus passengers in Portsmouth as shown in the table 2 below.

3.6 We are working closely with the bus operators within Portsmouth to make further improvements to the bus network infrastructure, including bus shelters, real time information and bus rapid transport.

4. Patronage and cost information

4.1 Table 2 below provides the patronage figures recorded through the on-bus electronic ticket machines (ETMs), for each supported route between January 2019 to December 2019 (inclusive). Table 2 also shows the number and percentage of both Older and Disabled person concessionary fare pass holders on each of the supported bus services.

Table 2: Total passengers numbers

Route Total passengers Jan 2019 - December 2019 Total Older % Disabled % Average Person Elderly person Disabled passengers pass pass per day holder holder 6 25,500 16,600 65% 1,500 6% 82 12 27,700 18,300 66% 2,700 10% 88 13/14 5,700 2,800 49% 550 10% 110 16 5,250 2,050 39% 350 7% 101 22 62,700 37,000 59% 5,000 8% 171 Total 122,064 81,572 67% 10,100 8%

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4.2 The services combined cost is just over £141,190 net annually . Each trip is supported on average by £1.16 which can be seen in table 1. 67% of passengers are Older persons concessionary pass holders with 8% of journeys/trips being made by disabled pass holders and the cost of these journeys is funded by the concessionary fares budget .

4.3 During this review Portsmouth City Council conducted a user survey of all five supported bus services in the city on peak days morning and evening in January 2020 to better understand journey origins, destinations and purpose. The full findings and times of this survey are attached in appendix E.

5. User survey: summary of results

5.1 Route 6: Old Portsmouth was the most popular stop that passengers started their journey at (36%) with most passengers (any origin) finishing their journey at Southsea shops (53%). 88% of passengers stated they were using the route for recreation and leisure. Tuesday and Fridays were indicated on the survey as peak days for the service.

5.2 Route 12: Tipner and North End were the most popular stops that passengers started their journey combining 52% of all passengers. 55% of passengers, or any origin finished their journey either in North End or the Pompey Centre in Fratton. The least popular destination was Tipner, with 8% of passengers finishing their journey here. 65% of passengers surveyed use the service for recreation and leisure, with the other majority of passengers using it for work (13%) and health appointments (15%). Tuesday was indicated on the survey as a peak day.

5.3 Route 13/14: The city centre was the most popular stop to start the journey (32%) with Eastern Road second most popular (18%). 56% of passengers finished their journey at the city centre. 70% of passengers chose to use the service for recreation and leisure with 18% of passengers using the service for work.

5.4 Route 16: The Hard Interchange was the most popular stop to start the journey (33%) with Bransbury Park and Eastney Fort/Cumberland combining 36% of passenger journey origin. 33% of passengers concluded their journey at the Hard Interchange, and 35% at Bransbury Park and Eastney/Fort Cumberland. 77% of passengers used the service for recreation and leisure with work being the second most popular at 12%. Page4 70 www.portsmouth.gov.uk

5.5 Route 22: Highbury was the most popular stop to start a journey from (42%) the second most popular slot was Cosham High Street with 40%. 78% of passengers used the service for recreation and leisure with 13% for work.

6. Reasons for recommendations

6.1 The council's legal duties in relation to the provision of public passenger transport services is contained in the Transport Act 1985. Councils must secure the provision of such public passenger transport services as the council considers appropriate to meet any public transport requirements which would not otherwise be met, ensuring bus services are provided where they are socially necessary and would not otherwise be provided commercially. If Portsmouth City Council were to remove these bus services, a number of roads will no longer be serviced by public transport. Leaving some residents more than 1600 metres/1 mile from their nearest bus stop. These roads are outlined distance in appendix A with roads outlined in appendix B.

6.2 The information, provided in the table 2 in section 4 of this report, outlines the levels of patronage and the associated costs for each of the supported bus routes. The findings from the bus user surveys along with the passenger information from First Bus the city council has identified the importance of these services to communities in the city which without them may not have any public transport provision.

6.3 The user survey information indicated that all routes had a strong collation to recreation and leisure use which links into Portsmouth City Council's key objective to make Portsmouth a city that works together, enabling communities to thrive and people to live healthy, safe and independent lives. Removing these services would not only have an impact on the distance residents have to travel to a local bus service but also their independence through safe sustainable travel.

7. Integrated Impact Assessment

7.1 The usage and survey data demonstrates that these services are being utilised by residents with 77% holding a protected characteristic.

7.2 An Integrated Impact Assessment (IIA) and full equality impact assessment (EIA) have been completed.

8. Legal implications

8.1 The Council's relevant statutory powers and duties in relation to the provision of public passenger transport services and related service subsidies are contained in section 63(4), (5) and (8) of the Transport Act 1985. Page5 71 www.portsmouth.gov.uk

8.2 Section 63(8) of the Transport Act 1985 imposes a specific statutory duty upon the Council in exercising the functions concerned to have regard to the transport needs of members of the public who are elderly or disabled.

9. Director of Finance's comments

9.1 The tendered bus routes that the Council operates cost in the region of £142,000, the cash limit contributes £74,400 with the remaining £67,600 being funded by the Parking Reserve.

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……………………………………………… Signed by:

Appendices: Appendix A - Distance to nearest commercial bus service. Appendix B - Roads that will have no bus services with the withdrawal of supported services. Appendix C - Route maps and timetables. Appendix D - January 2020 survey slots. Appendix E - January 2020 survey results Appendix F - Service 6 survey results Appendix G - Service 12 survey results Appendix H - Service 13/14 survey results Appendix I - Service 22 survey results Appendix J - Service 16 survey results

Background list of documents: Section 100D of the Local Government Act 1972

The following documents disclose facts or matters, which have been relied upon to a material extent by the author in preparing this report:

Title of document Location Transportation Act 1985 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1985/67/contents

The recommendation(s) set out above were approved/ approved as amended/ deferred/ rejected by ……………………………… on ………………………………

……………………………………………… Signed by:

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Appendix A - Distance to nearest commercial bus service.

Table A1: Alternative services with the withdrawal of service 6 .

Road Alternative Service Number Maximum Distance Meters Pembroke Road 3, 23 480

Table A2: Alternative services with the withdrawal of service 12 .

Road Alternative Service Number Maximum Distance Meters Tipner Lane 8, 20 650 Tipner Road 8, 20 320 Chichester Road 2, 3, 7,17, 18, 21, 23, 700 350 Rodney Road 2, 17 200 Fratton Way (Pompey 1,2, 13,17, 650 Centre)

Table A3: Alternative services with the withdrawal of service 13/14 .

Road Alternative Service Number Maximum Distance Meters Locksway Road 2, 17, 1150 Furze Lane 2, 17 1250 Moorings Way 2, 17 1150 Eastern Road 2, 17, 21 1450 Tangier Road 2, 17, 21 1450 New Road 2, 17, 21 800

Table A4: Alternative services with the withdrawal of service 16 .

Road Alternative Service Number Maximum Distance Meters Ferry Road 1, 2, 17 1290 Fort Cumberland 1, 2, 17 1290 Henderson Road 1, 2, 17 960 Bransbury Road 1, 2, 17 640 Cromwell Road 1, 2, 17 640 St Georges Road 1, 2, 17 960 Southsea Esplanade 1,3,17, 18 , 23 1290 Broad Street, Old X4, 8 480 Portsmouth

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Table A5: Alternative services with the withdrawal of service 22 .

Road Alternative Service Number Maximum Distance Meters Highbury estate including 2, 3, 7, 8, 18, 20, 23 1600 Chatsworth Avenue and Hawthorn Crescent. Lower Drayton Lane which 23 960 includes Knowsley Road, Lonsdale Avenue, Old Manor Way, Grove Road, Station Road, Central Road and Lower Drayton Lane. Farlington, Lower Farlington 21, 23 960 Road Fitzherbert Road. Medina Road 2, 3, 7, 8, 18, 20, 23 800

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Appendix B - Roads that will have no bus services with the withdrawal of supported services.

Table B1 - Roads that will have no bus services with the withdrawal of service 6 . Road There would be other bus services along this route but no direct link from old Portsmouth to Southsea shops.

Table B2: Roads that will have no bus services with the withdrawal of service 12 . Road Tipner Lane Tipner Road Chichester Road Rodney Road Fratton Way (Pompey Centre)

Table B3: Roads that will have no bus services with the withdrawal of service 13/14 . Road Locksway Road Furze Lane Moorings Way Eastern Road Tangier Road New Road

Table B4: Roads that will have no bus services with the withdrawal of service 16 . Road Ferry Road Fort Cumberland Road Henderson Road Bransbury Road Cromwell Road St Georges Road Southsea Esplanade Broad Street, Old Portsmouth

Table B5: Roads that will have no bus services with the withdrawal of service 22 . Road Highbury estate including Chatsworth Avenue and Hawthorn Crescent. Lower Drayton Lane which includes Knowsley Road, Lonsdale Avenue, Old Manor Way, Grove Road, Station Road, Central Road and Lower Drayton Lane. Farlington, Lower Farlington Road, Fitzherbert Road. Medina Road

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Appendix C - Route maps and timetables.

Service 6 Route maps and timetables

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Service 12 Route maps and timetables

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Service 13/14 Route maps and timetables

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Service 16 route maps and timetable

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Service 22 route maps and timetable.

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Appendix D - January 2020 survey days and slots.

The January 2020 survey was performed on peak days of the service. The survey was performed over the full day of operation. Below are the days each service was surveyed on.

Day Tuesday 7th Friday 10th Saturday 11th Tuesday 14th Friday 17th Saturday 18th Service 6 09:45-12:30 09:45-12:30 09:57-13:08 09:45-12:30 09:45-12:30 09:57-13:08 Time 12:30-15:10 12:30-15:10 12:30-15:10 12:30-15:10

Day Tuesday 7th Wednesday 8th Saturday 11th Tuesday 14th Wednesday 15th Saturday 18th Service 12 09:30-12:30 09:30-12:31 09:55-12:20 09:30-12:30 09:30-12:31 09:30-12:20 Time 12:30-15:20 12:30-15:21 12:30-15:20 12:30-15:21

Day Tuesday 21st Thur 23rd Saturday 25th Tuesday 28th Wednesday 29th Service 12 09:30-12:30 09:30-12:31 09:30-12:20 09:30-12:30 09:30-12:31 Time 12:30-15:20 12:30-15:21 12:30-15:21 12:30-15:20

Day Sunday 12th Sunday 19th Service 13/14 09:45-13:30 09:45-13:30 Time 13:30-17:40 13:30-17:40

Day Sunday 19th Sunday 26th Service 16 10:00-14:30 10:45-14:00 Time 14:00 - 18:50 14:00- 18:50

Day Monday 6th Thur 9th Saturday 11th Tuesday 14th Wednesday 15th Saturday 18th 06:59-11:00 07:00-11:40 07:00-11:00 06:59-11:00 07:00-11:40 07:00-11:00 Service 22 Time 11:00-15:00 11:40-15:10 11:00-15:00 11:00-15:00 11:40-15:10 11:00-15:00 15:00-18:40 15:09-18:31 15:00-18:40 15:00-18:40 15:09-18:31 15:00-18:40

Day Monday 20th Wednesday 22nd Saturday 25th 06:59-11:00 07:00-11:40 07:00-11:00 Service 22 Time 11:00-15:00 11:40-15:10 11:00-15:00 15:00-18:40 15:09-18:31 15:00-18:00

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Appendix E - January 2020 Survey

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Appendix F - Route 6

Q1 Where do you most frequently start your journey on this route?

ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES Portsmouth Hard 25.71% 36

Old Portsmouth 35.71% 50

Southsea shops 21.43% 30

Southsea - The Strand 17.14% 24

TOTAL 140

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Q2 Where do you most frequently finish your journey on this route?

ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES Portsmouth Hard 28.87% 41

Old Portsmouth 13.38% 19

Southsea shops 53.52% 76

Southsea - The Strand 4.23% 6

TOTAL 142

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Q3 & Q4 What Time do you start and end this journey?

What time do you start and end this journey?

0 09:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30 12:00 12:30 13:00 13:30 14:00 14:30 15:00 15:30

Departing Returning

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Q5 What is the main reason you take this journey?

ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES Work 5.00% 7

Recreation and Leisure (e.g Shopping, meeting friends/family) 87.86% 123

School/College 0.71% 1

Health appointments 2.86% 4

Other (please specify) 3.57% 5

TOTAL 140 # OTHER (PLEASE SPECIFY) DATE

1 HOME 2/5/2020 10:45 AM

2 HOME 2/5/2020 10:37 AM

3 TOURIST 2/5/2020 10:35 AM

4 Volentary work 2/3/2020 12:47 PM

5 Take Grandchildren home 2/3/2020 11:54 AM

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Q6 In a usual week, what days do you travel on this service?

ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES Monday 37.98% 49

Tuesday 59.69% 77

Wednesday 41.86% 54

Thursday 44.96% 58

Friday 65.89% 85

Saturday 46.51% 60

Total Respondents: 129

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Q7 What is your age group?

ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES Under 16 0.00% 0

16-24 1.46% 2

25-34 4.38% 6

35-44 1.46% 2

45-54 5.11% 7

55-64 14.60% 20

65-74 35.77% 49

75 and over 33.58% 46

Prefer not to say 3.65% 5

TOTAL 137

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Q9 What is your sex?

ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES Male 32.85% 45

Female 62.77% 86

Prefer not to say 4.38% 6

TOTAL 137

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Q10 Do you class yourself as having a disability under the Equality Act 2010?

ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES Yes 15.60% 22

No 78.01% 110

Prefer not to say 6.38% 9

TOTAL 141

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Appendix G - Route 12

Q1 Where do you most frequently start your journey on this

route?

Tipner

North End

Chichester Road

Copnor Bridge

St. Mary's Hospital

Pompey Centre/Fratt...

ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES Tipner 26.42% 93

North End 26.99% 95

Chichester Road 15.63% 55

Copnor Bridge 13.64% 48

St. Mary's Hospital 13.07% 46

Pompey Centre/Fratton Way 4.26% 15

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Q2 Where do you most frequently finish your journey on this route?

Tipner

North End

Chichester Road

Copnor Bridge

St. Mary's Hospital

Pompey Centre/Fratt...

ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES Tipner 8.24% 29

North End 30.97% 109

Chichester Road 12.78% 45

Copnor Bridge 8.24% 29

St. Mary's Hospital 15.63% 55

Pompey Centre/Fratton Way 24.15% 85

TOTAL 352

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Q3 & Q4 What Time do you start and end this journey?

What time do you start and end this journey?

0 09:00 09:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30 12:00 12:30 13:00 13:30 14:00 14:30 15:00 15:30

Returning Departing

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Q5 What is the main reason you take this journey?

ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES Work 13.22% 46

Recreation and Leisure (e.g Shopping, meeting friends/family) 65.80% 229

School/College 2.30% 8

Health appointments 15.23% 53

Other (please specify) 3.45% 12

TOTAL 348

# OTHER (PLEASE SPECIFY) DATE

1 visiting patient in hospital 2/10/2020 9:57 AM

2 N\A 2/10/2020 9:49 AM

3 Child has special needs 2/10/2020 9:34 AM

4 To collect school child 2/10/2020 9:32 AM

5 Inturnship 2/10/2020 9:26 AM

6 Mountbatten Centre 2/7/2020 11:48 AM

7 Going Home 2/7/2020 11:37 AM

8 NURSERY 2/5/2020 11:34 AM

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9 Taking my kids to nursery 2/4/2020 3:03 PM

10 Church North End Avenue 2/3/2020 12:59 PM

11 Visiting 2/3/2020 12:10 PM

12 Church 2/3/2020 11:01 AM

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Q6 In a usual week, what days do you travel on this service?

ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES Monday 47.11% 155

Tuesday 62.01% 204

Wednesday 53.19% 175

Thursday 51.67% 170

Friday 47.11% 155

Saturday 33.74% 111

Total Respondents: 329

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Q7 What is your age group?

ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES Under 16 0.28% 1

16-24 4.56% 16

25-34 6.27% 22

35-44 4.84% 17

45-54 10.54% 37

55-64 13.96% 49

65-74 33.05% 116

75 and over 25.07% 88

Prefer not to say 1.42% 5

TOTAL 351

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Q8 What is your sex? Answered: 337 Skipped: 22

Male

Female

Prefer not to say

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES Male 35.31% 119

Female 64.09% 216

Prefer not to say 0.59% 2

TOTAL 337

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Q9 Do you class yourself as having a disability under the Equality Act 2010?

ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES Yes 28.90% 102

No 66.29% 234

Prefer not to say 4.82% 17

TOTAL 353

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Appendix H - Route 13/14

Q1 Where do you most frequently start your journey on this route?

City Centre

Arundel Street

Fratton Road

New Road

Copnor Bridge

Portsmouth

College

Eastern Road

Moorings Wat

Furze Lane

Locksway Road

Goldsmith Avenue Fratton Station

ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES City Centre 31.82% 28

Arundel Street 4.55% 4

Fratton Road 1.14% 1

New Road 0.00% 0

Copnor Bridge 9.09% 8

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Portsmouth College 4.55% 4

Eastern Road 18.18% 16

Moorings Wat 13.64% 12

Furze Lane 3.41% 3

Locksway Road 12.50% 11

Goldsmith Avenue 1.14% 1

Fratton Station 0.00% 0

TOTAL 88

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Q2 Where do you most frequently finish your journey on this route?

City Centre

Arundel Street

Fratton Road

New Road

Copnor Bridge

Portsmouth College

Eastern Road

Moorings Wat

Furze Lane

Locksway Road

Goldsmith Avenue

Fratton Station

ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES City Centre 56.32% 49

Arundel Street 6.90% 6

Fratton Road 4.60% 4

New Road 2.30% 2

Copnor Bridge 2.30% 2

Portsmouth College 3.45% 3

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Eastern Road 4.60% 4

Moorings Wat 2.30% 2

Furze Lane 4.60% 4

Locksway Road 9.20% 8

Goldsmith Avenue 2.30% 2

Fratton Station 1.15% 1

TOTAL 87

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Q3/4 What time do you start and end this journey

What time do you start and end this journey?

0 07:30 08:00 09:00 09:30 10:00 10:15 11:00 12:00 12:30 13:00 13:30 14:00 14:30 15:00 15:30 16:00 17:00 17:30 18:00 19:00 -2

Returning Departing

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Q5 What is the main reason you take this journey?

ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES Work 17.86% 15

Recreation and Leisure (e.g Shopping, meeting friends/family) 70.24% 59

School/College 5.95% 5

Health appointments 2.38% 2

Other (please specify) 3.57% 3

TOTAL 84 # OTHER (PLEASE SPECIFY) DATE

1 Party 2/10/2020 11:09 AM

2 Visit 2/3/2020 2:36 PM

3 returning from work 2/3/2020 12:58 PM

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Q6 In a usual week, what days do you travel on this service?

ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES Monday 68.24% 58

Tuesday 65.88% 56

Wednesday 69.41% 59

Thursday 70.59% 60

Friday 68.24% 58

Saturday 69.41% 59

Sunday 85.88% 73

Total Respondents: 85

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Q7 What is your age group?

ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES Under 16 2.35% 2

16-24 11.76% 10

25-34 3.53% 3

35-44 3.53% 3

45-54 11.76% 10

55-64 14.12% 12

65-74 29.41% 25

75 and over 22.35% 19

Prefer not to say 1.18% 1

TOTAL 85

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Q8 What is your sex? Answered: 83 Skipped: 8

Male

Female

Prefer not to say

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES Male 45.78% 38

Female 53.01% 44

Prefer not to say 1.20% 1

TOTAL 83

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Q9 Do you class yourself as having a disability under the Equality Act 2010?

ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES Yes 18.18% 16

No 77.27% 68

Prefer not to say 4.55% 4

TOTAL 88

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Appendix I - Route 22

Q1 where do you most frequently start your journey on this route?

Highbury

Cosham Wayte Street

Cosham High Street

Medina Road

Knowlesly Road

Lonsdale Avenue

Old Manor Road

Springfield School

Drayton Shops

Havant Road

Farlington/Sain sbury's

ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES Highbury 42.86% 108

Cosham Wayte Street 5.16% 13

Cosham High Street 15.87% 40

Medina Road 10.32% 26

Knowlesly Road 3.57% 9

Lonsdale Avenue 1.19% 3

Old Manor Road 4.76% 12

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Springfield School 5.16% 13

Drayton Shops 3.97% 10

Havant Road 1.19% 3

Farlington/Sainsbury's 5.95% 15

TOTAL 252

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Q2 Where do you most frequently finish your journey on this route?

Highbury

Cosham Wayte Street

Cosham High Street

Medina Road

Knowlesly Road

Lonsdale Avenue

Old Manor Road

Springfield School

Drayton Shops

Havant Road

Farlington/Sain sbury's

ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES Highbury 15.94% 40

Cosham Wayte Street 14.74% 37

Cosham High Street 40.64% 102

Medina Road 3.59% 9

Knowlesly Road 1.20% 3

Lonsdale Avenue 0.80% 2

Old Manor Road 3.19% 8

Springfield School 3.19% 8

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Drayton Shops 1.59% 4

Havant Road 1.59% 4

Farlington/Sainsbury's 13.55% 34

TOTAL 251

Q3/4 What time do you start and end this journey?

What time do you start and end this journey?

50 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 -5

Departing Returning

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Q5 What is the main reason you take this journey?

ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES Work 13.20% 33

Recreation and Leisure (e.g Shopping, meeting friends/family) 78.00% 195

School/College 3.60% 9

Health appointments 3.20% 8

Other (please specify) 2.00% 5

TOTAL 250 # OTHER (PLEASE SPECIFY) DATE

1 Home from shops 2/10/2020 10:34 AM

2 Route home 2/10/2020 10:33 AM

3 BUSINESS 2/6/2020 1:44 PM

4 other 2/3/2020 3:27 PM

5 N\A 2/3/2020 2:10 PM

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Q6 In a usual week, what days do you travel on this service?

ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES Monday 77.55% 190

Tuesday 58.37% 143

Wednesday 64.08% 157

Thursday 61.63% 151

Friday 68.16% 167

Saturday 62.86% 154

Sunday 26.53% 65

Total Respondents: 245

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Q7 What is your sex?

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Q8 Do you class yourself as having a disability under the Equality Act 2010?

ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES Yes 25.98% 66

No 69.29% 176

Prefer not to say 4.72% 12

TOTAL 254

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Appendix J - Route 16

Route 16: Q1 Where do you most frequently start your journey on this route?

The Hard Interchange

Old Portsmouth

Clarence Pier

D Day Museum

South Parade Pier

Southsea Esplanade

St. Georges Road

Bransbury Park

Eastney/Fort Cumberland

ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES The Hard Interchange 32.73% 18

Old Portsmouth 12.73% 7

Clarence Pier 3.64% 2

D Day Museum 3.64% 2

South Parade Pier 7.27% 4

Southsea Esplanade 0.00% 0

St. Georges Road 3.64% 2

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Bransbury Park 16.36% 9

Eastney/Fort Cumberland 20.00% 11

TOTAL 55 Q2 Where do you most frequently finish your journey on this route?

The Hard Interchange Old

Portsmouth

Clarence Pier

D Day Museum

South Parade Pier

Southsea Esplanade

St. Georges Road

Bransbury Park

Eastney/Fort Cumberland

ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES The Hard Interchange 33.33% 19

Old Portsmouth 8.77% 5

Clarence Pier 5.26% 3

D Day Museum 3.51% 2

South Parade Pier 14.04% 8

Southsea Esplanade 0.00% 0

St. Georges Road 1.75% 1

Bransbury Park 14.04% 8

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Eastney/Fort Cumberland 19.30% 11

TOTAL 57

Q3/4 What is the main reason you take this journey?

What time do you start and end this journey?

0 10:00 11:00 11:30 12:00 13:00 13:30 14:30 15:00 15:30 16:00 16:30 17:00 17:30 18:00

Returning Departing

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Q5 What is the main reason you take this journey?

ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES Work 12.50% 7

Recreation and Leisure (e.g Shopping, meeting friends/family) 76.79% 43

School/College 0.00% 0

Health appointments 0.00% 0

Other (please specify) 10.71% 6

TOTAL 56 # OTHER (PLEASE SPECIFY) DATE

1 Cathedral 2/7/2020 3:49 PM

2 Cathedral 2/7/2020 3:15 PM

3 Cathedral 2/7/2020 3:14 PM

4 N/A 2/7/2020 1:23 PM

5 Return from catheral 2/7/2020 11:52 AM

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Q6 What is your age group?

ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES Under 16 1.82% 1

16-24 7.27% 4

25-34 5.45% 3

35-44 3.64% 2

45-54 9.09% 5

55-64 3.64% 2

65-74 27.27% 15

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75 and over 36.36% 20

Prefer not to say 5.45% 3

TOTAL 55

Q7 What is your sex? Answered: 54 Skipped: 7

Male

Female

Prefer not to say

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES Male 48.15% 26

Female 50.00% 27

Prefer not to say 1.85% 1

TOTAL 54

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Q8 Do you class yourself as having a disability under the Equality Act 2010?

ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES Yes 14.04% 8

No 75.44% 43

Prefer not to say 10.53% 6

TOTAL 57

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Integrated impact assessment (IIA) form December 2019

www.portsmouth.gov.uk

The integrated impact assessment is a quick and easy screening process. It should:

identify those policies, projects, services, functions or strategies that could impact positively or negatively on the following areas:

Communities and safety Regeneration and culture Environment and public space Equality & - DiversityThis can be found in Section A5

Directorate: Regeneration

Service, function: Transport Planning

Title of policy, service, function, project or strategy (new or old) :

Type of policy, service, function, project or strategy:

★ Existing

New / proposed

Changed What is the aim of your policy, service, function, project or strategy?

To review the provision or supported services within Portsmouth. As the Local Transport Authority, The Council's legal duties in relation to the provision of public passenger transport services is contained in the Transport Act 1985. Under section 63 of thePage Act, councils 127 must secure the provision of such public passenger transport services as the Council considers appropriate to meet any public transport requirements which would not otherwise be met, ensuring bus services are provided where they are socially necessary and would not otherwise be provided commercially.

Has any consultation been undertaken for this proposal? What were the outcomes of the consultations? Has anything changed because of the consultation? Did this inform your proposal?

Consultation was undertaken through surveys of each services during January 2020. the outcomes showed strong passenger usage along all routes.

A - Communities and safety Yes No

Is your policy/proposal relevant to the following questions?

A1-Crime - Will it make our city safer? ★

In thinking about this question:

If you want more information contact [email protected] or go to: https://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/ext/documents-external/cou-spp-plan-2018-20.pdf

Please expand on the impact your policy/proposal will have, and how you propose to mitigate any negative impacts?

How will you measure/check the impact of your proposal?

A - Communities and safety Yes No

Is your policy/proposal relevant to the following questions?

A2-Housing - Will it provide good quality homes? ★

In thinking about this question:

If you want more information contact [email protected] or go to: https://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/ext/documents-external/psh-providing-affordable-housing-in-portsmouth-april-19. pdf

Please expand on the impact your policy/proposalPage will have, 128 and how you propose to mitigate any negative impacts? How are you going to measure/check the impact of your proposal?

A - Communities and safety Yes No

Is your policy/proposal relevant to the following questions?

A3-Health - Will this help promote healthy, safe and independent living? ★

In thinking about this question:

If you want more information contact [email protected] or go to: https://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/ext/documents-external/cons-114.86-health-and-wellbeing-strategy-proof-2.pdf

Please expand on the impact your policy/proposal will have, and how you propose to mitigate any negative impacts?

A key focus of the city councils Supported services is to enable social independence. providing bus routes where there is no commercial provision. Encouraging residents to travel through more sustainable options, which in turn has will have a positive impact on the health of Portsmouth residents. Reducing dependency on alternative modes of transport including cars, and private hire. supporting residents to use public transport will also improve air quality through reduced trips inside the Portsmouth boundary. How are you going to measure/check the impact of your proposal? Ongoing public transport operator engagement to monitor usage, engaging with residents to ensure areas of city that need to be serviced are connected through public transport services.

A - Communities and safety Yes No

Is your policy/proposal relevant to the following questions?

A4-Income deprivation and poverty-Will it consider income deprivation and reduce poverty? ★ In thinking about this question:

Page 129 If you want more information contact [email protected] or go to: https://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/ext/documents-external/cou-homelessness-strategy-2018-to-2023.pdf https://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/ext/health-and-care/health/joint-strategic-needs-assessment

Please expand on the impact your policy/proposal will have, and how you propose to mitigate any negative impacts?

How are you going to measure/check the impact of your proposal?

A - Communities and safety Yes No

Is your policy/proposal relevant to the following questions?

A5-Equality & diversity - Will it have any positive/negative impacts on the protected characteristics? ★ In thinking about this question:

If you want more information contact [email protected] or go to: https://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/ext/documents-external/cmu-equality-strategy-2019-22-final.pdf

Please expand on the impact your policy/proposal will have, and how you propose to mitigate any negative impacts?

How are you going to measure/check the impact of your proposal? Stakeholder engagement through forums such as the Portsmouth Disability Forum.

Page 130 B - Environment and climate change Yes No

Is your policy/proposal relevant to the following questions?

B1-Carbon emissions - Will it reduce carbon emissions? ★

In thinking about this question:

If you want more information contact [email protected] or go to: https://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/ext/documents-external/cmu-sustainability-strategy.pdf

Please expand on the impact your policy/proposal will have, and how you propose to mitigate any negative impacts?

Supported Bus services reduce car/private hire usage through the promotion of alternative transport modes, along with reduced trips inside the Portsmouth therefore reducing carbon emissions within the city.

How are you going to measure/check the impact of your proposal?

B - Environment and climate change Yes No

Is your policy/proposal relevant to the following questions?

B2-Energy use - Will it reduce energy use? ★

In thinking about this question:

• How will it reduce water consumption? • How will it reduce electricity consumption? • How will it reduce gas consumption? • How will it reduce the production of waste?

How are you going to measure/check the impact of your proposal? Page 131 B - Environment and climate change Yes No

Is your policy/proposal relevant to the following questions?

B3 - Climate change mitigation and flooding-Will it proactively mitigate against a changing climate and flooding? ★ In thinking about this question:

The supported bus service focus on reducing car dependency for residents will pro actively mitigate future changes in temperature through reduction of green house gases through reduced trips inside the Portsmouth boundary.

How are you going to measure/check the impact of your proposal?

B - Environment and climate change Yes No

Is your policy/proposal relevant to the following questions?

B4-Natural environment-Will it ensure public spaces are greener, more sustainable and well-maintained? ★ In thinking about this question:

• How will it encourage biodiversity and protect habitats? • How will it preserve natural sites? • How will it conserve and enhance natural species?

Please expand on the impact your policy/proposal will have, and how you propose to mitigate any negative impacts?

How are you going to measure/check the impact of your proposal?

Page 132 B - Environment and climate change Yes No

Is your policy/proposal relevant to the following questions?

B5-Air quality - Will it improve air quality? ★ In thinking about this question:

If you want more information contact [email protected] or go to: https://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/ext/documents-external/env-aq-air-quality-plan-outline-business-case.pdf

Please expand on the impact your policy/proposal will have, and how you propose to mitigate any negative impacts?

The supported services enable bus services where they would not otherwise be provided commercially. This enables residents a greater choice on their travel reducing reducing the need for private vehicle hire/ownership and encouraging modal shift in Portsmouth, which will in turn improve air quality through a reduction in vehicle emissions. How are you going to measure/check the impact of your proposal? Through engagement with Air Quality department of Transport.

B - Environment and climate change Yes No

Is your policy/proposal relevant to the following questions?

B6-Transport - Will it improve road safety and transport for the whole community? ★ In thinking about this question:

If you want more information contact [email protected] or go to: https://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/ext/travel/local-transport-plan-3

Please expand on the impact your policy/proposal will have, and how you propose to mitigate any negative impacts?

Supported services prioritise public transport over the use of private vehicles giving residents more mobility within the city. reducing the need for private vehicle trips which in turns reduced the risk of traffic collisions, and near misses by reducing the number of cars on the road.

How are you going to measure/check the impact of your proposal? Through engagement with public transport operators and the Portsmouth City Council Traffic management team. Page 133 B - Environment and climate change Yes No

Is your policy/proposal relevant to the following questions?

B7-Waste management - Will it increase recycling and reduce the production of waste? ★ In thinking about this question:

• How will it reduce household waste and consumption? • How will it increase recycling? • How will it reduce industrial and construction waste?

If you want more information contact [email protected] or go to: https://documents.hants.gov.uk/mineralsandwaste/HampshireMineralsWastePlanADOPTED.pdf

Please expand on the impact your policy/proposal will have, and how you propose to mitigate any negative impacts?

How are you going to measure/check the impact of your proposal?

Page 134 C - Regeneration of our city Yes No

Is your policy/proposal relevant to the following questions?

C1-Culture and heritage - Will it promote, protect and ★ ★ enhance our culture and heritage? In thinking about this question:

If you want more information contact [email protected] or go to: https://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/ext/documents-external/pln-portsmouth-plan-post-adoption.pdf

Please expand on the impact your policy/proposal will have, and how you propose to mitigate any negative impacts?

Through the LTP's focus on reducing private vehicle usage and prioritising public transport and active travel, accessibility for events and attractions will be improved for visitors utilising these modes of transport. The reduction of congestion and subsequent pollution will make Portsmouth a safer and more appealing place for residents to live and work. How are you going to measure/check the impact of your proposal? Through engagement with public transport operators.

C - Regeneration of our city Yes No

Is your policy/proposal relevant to the following questions?

C2-Employment and opportunities - Will it promote the development of a skilled workforce? ★ In thinking about this question:

• How will it improve qualifications and skills for local people? • How will it reduce unemployment? • How will it create high quality jobs? • How will it improve earnings?

If you want more information contact [email protected] or go to: https://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/ext/documents-external/cou-regeneration-strategy.pdf

Please expand on the impact your policy/proposal will have, and how you propose to mitigate any negative impacts?

How are you going to measure/check the impact of yourPage proposal? 135 C - Regeneration of our city Yes No

Is your policy/proposal relevant to the following questions?

C3 - Economy - Will it encourage businesses to invest in the city, support sustainable growth and regeneration? ★ In thinking about this question:

If you want more information contact [email protected] or go to: https://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/ext/documents-external/cou-regeneration-strategy.pdf

Please expand on the impact your policy/proposal will have, and how you propose to mitigate any negative impacts?

Congestions is barrier to growth in the region, reducing this through supported bus services by reducing the number of private vehicles on the road. will encourage development in the city. implementing bus routes they are socially necessary will Improving connectivity and enable public transport access for lower income and isolated residents to access the wider employment market along with day activities for health and wellbeing. How are you going to measure/check the impact of your proposal? Ongoing public transport operator engagement to monitor usage, engaging with residents to ensure areas of city that need to be serviced are connected through public transport services.

Q8 - Who was involved in the Integrated impact assessment? Chi Sharpe

This IIA has been approved by:

Contact number:

Date:

Page 136 Agenda Item 6

Title of meeting: Cabinet Member for Traffic and Transportation Decision Meeting

Date of meeting: 2 April 2020

Subject: Transport for the South East (TfSE) - Formal Consent for Proposal to Government

Report by: Tristan Samuels, Director of Regeneration

Wards affected: All

Key decision: No

Full Council decision: No

1. Purpose of report

1.1 To inform members of the Transport for South East (TfSE) proposal to Government to become a statutory body and seek formal approval from members for submission of this proposal to Government.

2. Recommendations

It is recommended that the Cabinet Member for Traffic and Transportation:

2.1 Provides formal consent for the submission of the Proposal to Government, which forms the basis of Transport for the South East becoming a statutory Sub-national Transport Body.

3. Background

3.1 On 19 September 2019, the Transport for the South East Shadow Board (TfSE) approved a Proposal to Government, (attached at Appendix 1 to this report), following a period of formal consultation.

3.2 The formal consultation period ran from 7 May 2019 to 31 July 2019, with almost 100 responses received from a range of stakeholders.

3.3 The Proposal to Government will form the basis of a request for statutory status for TfSE, which will require approval by Parliament. Transport for the North was the first Sub National Transport Body (STB) to achieve statutory status in April 2018.

Page1 137 www.portsmouth.gov.uk 3.4 The statutory basis for STBs is set out in Part 5A of the Local Transport Act 20081 as amended by the Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016, which states that “the Secretary of State may by regulations establish a sub-national transport body for any area in England outside Greater London” (s102E(1)). It goes on to set the conditions and limits for such arrangements.

3.5 The twin purpose for creating an STB are to facilitate the development of transport strategies and so promote economic growth for the area.

3.6 The legislation requires a new STB to be promoted by, and have the consent of, its constituent authorities, and that its Proposal to Government has been the subject of consultation within the area and with neighbouring authorities. TfSE has completed the formal consultation and is now seeking the formal consent of its constituent authorities prior to submitting the Proposal to Government.

4. Transport for the South East - Background

4.1 An STB is a body corporate, which may only be established by the Secretary of State if it is considered that:

 its establishment would facilitate the development and implementation of transport strategies for the area; and

 the objective of economic growth in the area would be furthered by the development and implementation of such strategies.

4.2 Sixteen upper tier authorities in the South East have been working together since 2016 to develop a proposal for an STB. They are:

 Bracknell Forest; Brighton and Hove; East Sussex; Hampshire; Isle of Wight; Kent; Medway; Portsmouth; Reading; Slough; Southampton; Surrey; West Berkshire; West Sussex; Windsor and Maidenhead; and Wokingham.

4.3 The existing Shadow Partnership Board also includes arrangements for involving the five Local Enterprise Partnerships (Coast to Capital, Enterprise M3, Solent, South East, and Thames Valley Berkshire); two National Park Authorities (South Downs and New Forest); 46 Boroughs and Districts in East Sussex, Hampshire, Kent, Surrey and West Sussex; and the transport industry and end user voice in its governance.

4.4 These efforts have been acknowledged by the Department for Transport with £1.6m awarded to TfSE in grant funding over the last two financial years to fund the development of the emerging Transport Strategy for the South East.

4.5 To achieve statutory status, TfSE is required to develop a Proposal to Government, which needs to demonstrate the strategic case for the creation of a

1 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/26/part/5A Page 2138 www.portsmouth.gov.uk sub-national transport body and set out how TfSE will fulfil the statutory requirements for such a body as outlined in the enabling legislation.

4.6 The Proposal should also identify the types of powers and responsibilities that the STB will be seeking, as well as identifying the proposed governance structures.

4.7 The legislation requires that a new sub-national transport body will be promoted by, and have the consent of, its constituent authorities, and that the proposal has been the subject of consultation within the area and with neighbouring authorities.

5. Consultation and the Revised Proposal

5.1 The Proposal to Government incorporates comments received from partner and stakeholder organisations, following a 12-week consultation period. The consultation document was made available on the TfSE website and was promoted in the regular e-newsletter. A simple consultation questionnaire was shared with all consultees, along with an offer for the TfSE secretariat to attend appropriate meetings.

5.2 The consultation resulted in 96 responses from a wide range of stakeholders, including a number of local interest groups and member of the public. Seventy respondents completed the questionnaire template provided by TfSE, with a further 26 submitting letters or emails.

5.3 The overall findings of the consultation exercise are positive, with 92 respondents offering support for the principle of establishing a sub-national transport body for the south east. There were many, varied reasons for this support including:

5.3.1 Opportunity for TfSE to speak with ‘one-voice’ to identify regional priorities and influence the investment decisions of central government and national agencies;

5.3.2 Greater focus on integrated transport solutions, developing multi-modal solutions that improve the end user experience;

5.3.3 Offering a greater level of democratic accountability; and

5.3.4 The ability to accelerate delivery of long-term, strategic infrastructure schemes.

5.4 The following provides a summary of the changes to the proposal following the public consultation:

5.4.1 The proposal has been strengthened to ensure that social inclusion and environmental protection, including reducing emissions, are clearly recognised as a priority for TfSE. This will reflect the recent work on the development of the Transport Strategy, including the revised vision, goals and objectives. Further information has been included in the proposal on issues such as future transport technology, mobility as a service and smart and integrated ticketing, all of which will help to demonstrate that TfSE is not pursuing economic growth at the expense of the environment. Page3 139 www.portsmouth.gov.uk 5.4.2 The proposed powers and functions remain broadly unchanged (with the exception of bus franchising) although there will be some points of clarification around the principle of consent and the concurrent nature of the powers.

5.4.3 The principle of subsidiarity has been incorporated into the document to demonstrate that any decisions relating to the powers are made at the most relevant level and that, where possible, future aspirations will focus on drawing down powers from central government.

5.4.4 Representations were made that the co-opted members of the Board should retain their voting rights as part of the constitutional arrangements and weighted voting system. The legislation is clear that the relevant authorities, i.e. the local transport authorities, have to form the basis for the sub-national transport body. As such, the constitutional arrangements for the statutory body are based solely on the constituent bodies. However, the proposal document now refers to the current arrangements and highlight that they are considered to work well, and would strongly recommend that the Statutory Body would continue with them.

5.4.5 The bus franchising power is not sought as a power at this time. TfSE will aim to build stronger relationships with the bus operators and work with local authorities to ensure that services are operating in a way that supports the delivery of the Transport Strategy, e.g. smart and integrated ticketing at a regional (or wider) level. It is proposed that the duty to secure the provision of bus services is replaced by the power to perform this function. The function for quality bus partnerships will remain unchanged from the draft proposal.

5.4.6 The powers relating to rail have remained unchanged. However, TfSE is closely monitoring the outcomes of the William’s Rail Review and will consider whether it should include provision to assume a role in contracting for rail services as it matures as an organisation.

5.5 At its meeting on 19 September 2019, the TfSE Shadow Partnership Board approved the Proposal to Government (attached at Appendix 1).

5.6 In response to the consultation, Portsmouth City Council supported the overarching goal of developing a unified voice with other South Eastern authorities. Officers stressed the importance of utilising the statutory powers of the transport body to address region wide connectivity issues that negatively impact upon air quality and economic growth, whilst recommended leaving specific local issues to individual authorities who are better placed to address them. It was agreed that - in line with Portsmouth's emerging Local Transport Plan 4 - the vision should be ambitious and transformative, though this ambition should be met with a clear policy of stakeholder 'sign-up' as to make these ambitions deliverable.

6. Submission to Government

6.1 The Shadow Partnership Board has considered the timing of the submission to Government and has agreed that it is appropriate to wait until the Transport Page 4140 www.portsmouth.gov.uk Strategy is finalised before submitting the Proposal to Government. However, in preparation for this, it has been agreed that formal consent for the proposal will be sought from all constituent authorities.

6.2 Part 5A of the Local Transport Act 2008 as amended by the Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016 includes the following requirement at section 102(F)(3),

“an STB for an area may be made only if—

“(a) the constituent authorities have together made a proposal to the Secretary of State for there to be an STB for the area, and

“(b) those authorities consent to the making of the regulations.”

6.3 Although other partners, such as LEPs, district and boroughs and national parks will not be required to offer formal consent for the creation of a statutory body, they may wish to submit letters of support for TfSE.

6.4 Once the Government has received the proposal from TfSE, there will be a period of three to six months while the Secretary of State considers the request from TfSE. The Secretary of State will then formally respond to the TfSE proposal setting out the powers and responsibilities that have been granted to TfSE. Work will then begin on drafting the Statutory Instrument, which will be laid before Parliament. All constituent authorities will be required to give their consent to the creation of the statutory body following the formal response from the Secretary of State.

6.5 The cabinet member for Traffic and Transportation at Portsmouth City Council will be requested to give Portsmouth City Council's consent to the creation of this statutory body at a future Traffic and Transportation decision meeting.

7. Implications

7.1 The potential implications for the following council priorities and policy areas have been considered. Where the impact is potentially significant, a summary of the issues is set out in detail below.

Area assessed: Direct Implications: Corporate Parenting/Looked After No significant implications arising Children from this report Safeguarding responsibilities for No significant implications arising vulnerable children and adults from this report Public Health See comments about air quality under carbon emissions below Page5 141 www.portsmouth.gov.uk Climate change The TfSE vision specifically refers to becoming a net-zero carbon region by 2050: “By 2050, the South East of England will be a leading global region for net- zero carbon, sustainable economic growth where integrated transport, digital and energy networks have delivered a stepchange in connectivity and environmental quality.

A high-quality, reliable, safe and accessible transport network will offer seamless door-to-door journeys enabling our businesses to compete and trade more effectively in the global marketplace and giving our residents and visitors the highest quality of life”

The governance arrangements include a voice speaking on behalf of protected landscape areas. Carbon emissions The TfSE vision specifically refers to becoming a net-zero carbon region by 2050.

Two of the specific functions sought by TfSE are creation of clean air zones and the power to charge in connection with these zones. This is recognition of the potential need to coordinate air quality improvement across local authority boundaries.

7.2 There are few risks to the council connected with TfSE; the proposal sets out key strategy, influencing and consultative roles for the new body. None of these activities are inherently risky. There are opportunities that by joining together across the South East there are better outcomes for the council through the influence of TfSE.

8. Next steps

8.1 Formal consent is being sought from all 16 constituent authorities. The Shadow Partnership Board will consider the Proposal at its meeting in April 2020, Page 6142 www.portsmouth.gov.uk alongside the final version of the Transport Strategy. The Shadow Partnership Board will then determine the date for submission to the Government.

8.2 The application will then be considered by the Department for Transport and by Parliament.

9. Reasons for recommendations

9.1 The formation of a statutory sub-national South Eastern Transport Body would allow for authorities in the region to speak with 'one voice' on key strategic priorities.

9.2 By working strategically across the South East, with local authorities, local enterprise partnerships and government, the Transport Body will influence how and where money is invested in order to best deliver transport improvements for the travelling public; improving productivity, quality of life and the environment.

10. Integrated impact assessment

10.1 An Integrated Impact Assessment (IIA) has been completed.

10.2 Consideration has been given to the potential for any adverse equalities impacts arising from the recommendations of this report. It is the view of officers that the recommendations included in this report do not have an adverse impact on any of the protected characteristics identified in the Equalities Act 2010.

11. Legal implications

11.1 As indicated in the body of the report, the statutory framework governing the creation and the constitution of STBs is contained in Part 5A (sections 102E to 102U) of the Local Transport Act 2008.

11.2 An STB can only be created by the Secretary of State, and if created it would become an authority in its own right. The Secretary of State can only create an STB by responding to a Proposal put forward by the relevant constituent authorities. This report is seeking formal consent from the City Council to submit the Proposal to Government.

11.3 Table 1 within the final Proposal to Government sets out the specific statutory powers and responsibilities that are proposed to be vested in TfSE as an STB.

12. Director of Finance's comments

12.1 The S151 Officer confirms that there are no significant financial implications or business risks arising from the creation of TfSE. Page7 143 www.portsmouth.gov.uk 12.2 TfSE has established an annual subscription of £58,000 per county and £30,000 per unitary. DfT has awarded grant funding of £1,600,000 over the last two financial years, which is to be used towards the cost of the development of the Transport Strategy. There is a reasonable expectation that DfT will allocate some core revenue funding for TfSE once it has achieved statutory status, on the basis that the constituent authorities will continue to make contributions. TfSE will also seek further capital funding from the DfT to take forward its technical work programme.

……………………………………………… Signed by:

Appendices:

 Appendix 1 - Final proposal to government - TfSE

Background list of documents: Section 100D of the Local Government Act 1972

The following documents disclose facts or matters, which have been relied upon to a material extent by the author in preparing this report:

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Page 8144 www.portsmouth.gov.uk Integrated Impact Assessment (IIA)

Integrated impact assessment (IIA) form December 2019

www.portsmouth.gov.uk

The integrated impact assessment is a quick and easy screening process. It should:

identify those policies, projects, services, functions or strategies that could impact positively or negatively on the following areas:

Communities and safety Regeneration and culture Environment and public space Equality & - DiversityThis can be found in Section A5

Directorate: Regeneration

Service, function: Transport Planning

Title of policy, service, function, project or strategy (new or old) :

Transport for the South East - Formal Consent for Proposal to Government

Type of policy, service, function, project or strategy:

Existing

★ New / proposed

Changed What is the aim of your policy, service, function, project or strategy?

To inform members of the TfSE proposal to Government to become a statutory body and seek formal approval from members for submission of this proposal to Government. Page 145 Has any consultation been undertaken for this proposal? What were the outcomes of the consultations? Has anything changed because of the consultation? Did this inform your proposal?

Local authorities and stakeholders in the South East region were consulted on the proposal to government. The feedback from this consultation was fed into a redraft of the proposal which will not be submitted to the secretary of state following agreement from member authorities.

A - Communities and safety Yes No

Is your policy/proposal relevant to the following questions?

A1-Crime - Will it make our city safer? ★

In thinking about this question:

If you want more information contact [email protected] or go to: https://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/ext/documents-external/cou-spp-plan-2018-20.pdf

Please expand on the impact your policy/proposal will have, and how you propose to mitigate any negative impacts?

How will you measure/check the impact of your proposal?

A - Communities and safety Yes No

Is your policy/proposal relevant to the following questions?

A2-Housing - Will it provide good quality homes? ★

In thinking about this question:

If you want more information contact [email protected] or go to: https://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/ext/documents-external/psh-providing-affordable-housing-in-portsmouth-april-19. pdf

Please expand on the impact your policy/proposal will have, and how you propose to mitigate any negative impacts? Though this proposal will not be directly linked toPage the development 146 of new housing, improved connectivity will be key to delivering upon the housing needs of the region whilst also mitigating the impact of these residents on the network. How are you going to measure/check the impact of your proposal?

A - Communities and safety Yes No

Is your policy/proposal relevant to the following questions?

A3-Health - Will this help promote healthy, safe and independent living? ★

In thinking about this question:

If you want more information contact [email protected] or go to: https://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/ext/documents-external/cons-114.86-health-and-wellbeing-strategy-proof-2.pdf

Please expand on the impact your policy/proposal will have, and how you propose to mitigate any negative impacts?

The transport body will aim to improve quality of life for the traveling public by improving access and connectivity to the region, reducing congestion and improving travel times. Acitve and sustainable travel modes will encourage healthier lifestyles and improved air quality. How are you going to measure/check the impact of your proposal? Individual schemes will measure modal shift and quality of life factors. Long term trends in health will be monitored.

A - Communities and safety Yes No

Is your policy/proposal relevant to the following questions?

A4-Income deprivation and poverty-Will it consider income deprivation and reduce poverty? ★ In thinking about this question:

Page 147 If you want more information contact [email protected] or go to: https://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/ext/documents-external/cou-homelessness-strategy-2018-to-2023.pdf https://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/ext/health-and-care/health/joint-strategic-needs-assessment

Please expand on the impact your policy/proposal will have, and how you propose to mitigate any negative impacts? Improving connectivity will increase access to employment opportunities in the South East, helping to improve social mobility in the region.

How are you going to measure/check the impact of your proposal? Long term employment trends will be monitored alongside schemes taken forward.

A - Communities and safety Yes No

Is your policy/proposal relevant to the following questions?

A5-Equality & diversity - Will it have any positive/negative impacts on the protected characteristics? ★ In thinking about this question:

If you want more information contact [email protected] or go to: https://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/ext/documents-external/cmu-equality-strategy-2019-22-final.pdf

Please expand on the impact your policy/proposal will have, and how you propose to mitigate any negative impacts?

There will be no negative impact on any of the protected characteristics as defined by the Equality Act 2010 from this proposal.

How are you going to measure/check the impact of your proposal?

Page 148 B - Environment and climate change Yes No

Is your policy/proposal relevant to the following questions?

B1-Carbon emissions - Will it reduce carbon emissions? ★

In thinking about this question:

If you want more information contact [email protected] or go to: https://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/ext/documents-external/cmu-sustainability-strategy.pdf

Please expand on the impact your policy/proposal will have, and how you propose to mitigate any negative impacts?

Modal shift and cleaner vehicles will reduce carbon emissions. TfSE is committed to carbon neutrality by 2050.

How are you going to measure/check the impact of your proposal? Long term modal patterns and carbon emissions will be monitored.

B - Environment and climate change Yes No

Is your policy/proposal relevant to the following questions?

B2-Energy use - Will it reduce energy use? ★

In thinking about this question:

• How will it reduce water consumption? • How will it reduce electricity consumption? • How will it reduce gas consumption? • How will it reduce the production of waste?

How are you going to measure/check the impact of your proposal? Page 149 B - Environment and climate change Yes No

Is your policy/proposal relevant to the following questions?

B3 - Climate change mitigation and flooding-Will it proactively mitigate against a changing climate and flooding? ★ In thinking about this question:

How are you going to measure/check the impact of your proposal?

B - Environment and climate change Yes No

Is your policy/proposal relevant to the following questions?

B4-Natural environment-Will it ensure public spaces are greener, more sustainable and well-maintained? ★ In thinking about this question:

• How will it encourage biodiversity and protect habitats? • How will it preserve natural sites? • How will it conserve and enhance natural species?

Please expand on the impact your policy/proposal will have, and how you propose to mitigate any negative impacts?

How are you going to measure/check the impact of your proposal?

Page 150 B - Environment and climate change Yes No

Is your policy/proposal relevant to the following questions?

B5-Air quality - Will it improve air quality? ★ In thinking about this question:

If you want more information contact [email protected] or go to: https://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/ext/documents-external/env-aq-air-quality-plan-outline-business-case.pdf

Please expand on the impact your policy/proposal will have, and how you propose to mitigate any negative impacts?

Roadside emissions in particular NO2 will be reduced through modal shift, cleaner vehicles and reduction in congestion. TfSE are committed to carbon neutrality by 2050.

How are you going to measure/check the impact of your proposal? Continual NO2 monitoring alongside traffic monitoring.

B - Environment and climate change Yes No

Is your policy/proposal relevant to the following questions?

B6-Transport - Will it improve road safety and transport for the whole community? ★ In thinking about this question:

If you want more information contact [email protected] or go to: https://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/ext/travel/local-transport-plan-3

Please expand on the impact your policy/proposal will have, and how you propose to mitigate any negative impacts?

By working on region-wide connectivity and improving public transport links, transport choices and connectivity will be improved alongside road safety.

How are you going to measure/check the impact of your proposal? Traffic data monitoring and casualty monitoring. Page 151 B - Environment and climate change Yes No

Is your policy/proposal relevant to the following questions?

B7-Waste management - Will it increase recycling and reduce the production of waste? ★ In thinking about this question:

• How will it reduce household waste and consumption? • How will it increase recycling? • How will it reduce industrial and construction waste?

If you want more information contact [email protected] or go to: https://documents.hants.gov.uk/mineralsandwaste/HampshireMineralsWastePlanADOPTED.pdf

Please expand on the impact your policy/proposal will have, and how you propose to mitigate any negative impacts?

How are you going to measure/check the impact of your proposal?

Page 152 C - Regeneration of our city Yes No

Is your policy/proposal relevant to the following questions?

C1-Culture and heritage - Will it promote, protect and ★ ★ enhance our culture and heritage? In thinking about this question:

If you want more information contact [email protected] or go to: https://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/ext/documents-external/pln-portsmouth-plan-post-adoption.pdf

Please expand on the impact your policy/proposal will have, and how you propose to mitigate any negative impacts?

How are you going to measure/check the impact of your proposal?

C - Regeneration of our city Yes No

Is your policy/proposal relevant to the following questions?

C2-Employment and opportunities - Will it promote the development of a skilled workforce? ★ In thinking about this question:

• How will it improve qualifications and skills for local people? • How will it reduce unemployment? • How will it create high quality jobs? • How will it improve earnings?

If you want more information contact [email protected] or go to: https://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/ext/documents-external/cou-regeneration-strategy.pdf

Please expand on the impact your policy/proposal will have, and how you propose to mitigate any negative impacts?

Improved connectivity will enable isolated communities to access employment and educational opportunities in the region, encouraging an uptake in qualifications, skills and earnings.

How are you going to measure/check the impact of your proposal? Page 153 C - Regeneration of our city Yes No

Is your policy/proposal relevant to the following questions?

C3 - Economy - Will it encourage businesses to invest in the city, support sustainable growth and regeneration? ★ In thinking about this question:

If you want more information contact [email protected] or go to: https://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/ext/documents-external/cou-regeneration-strategy.pdf

Please expand on the impact your policy/proposal will have, and how you propose to mitigate any negative impacts?

Improving transport links and public transport uptake will reduce congestion and improve connectivity supporting the city's regeneration.

How are you going to measure/check the impact of your proposal? Monitoring travel to work data alongside employment trends.

Q8 - Who was involved in the Integrated impact assessment? Daniel Hughes and Hayley Chivers

This IIA has been approved by: Felicity Tidbury

Contact number: 02392 688261

Date: 18/03/20

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Proposal to Government

September 2019

Page 155 1. Executive summary

1.1 Transport for the South East is a sub-national transport body (STB) established to speak with one voice on the strategic transport priorities for the South East region.

1.2 Our aim is to grow the South East’s economy by delivering a safe, sustainable, and integrated transport system that makes the South East area more productive and competitive, improves the quality of life for all residents, and protects and enhances its natural and built environment.

1.3 By operating strategically across the South East on transport infrastructure – a role that no other organisation currently undertakes on this scale – we will directly influence how and where money is invested and drive improvements for the travelling public and for businesses in a region which is the UK’s major international gateway.

1.4 Already we are commanding the attention of government, facilitating greater collaboration between South East local authorities, local enterprise partnerships (LEPs) and government to shape our region’s future.

1.5 Our proposal has been developed in partnership with TfSE’s members and stakeholders and represents a broad consensus on the key issues facing the region and the powers required to implement our transport strategy.

1.6 Our members and stakeholders are clear that a statutory sub-national transport body for the South East is vital if we are to successfully:

● Increase our influence with Government and key stakeholders;

● Invest in pan-regional strategic transport corridors;

● Deliver sustainable economic growth, while protecting and enhancing the environment, reducing emissions and promoting social inclusion; and

● Enable genuinely long-term planning.

1.7 We have only proposed those powers for TfSE which are proportionate and will be effective in helping us achieve our strategic aims and objectives, complementing and building on the existing powers of local authorities.

1.8 These powers would enable us to deliver significant additional value at regional level through efficient and effective operational delivery, better coordination of pan-regional schemes and the ability to directly influence and inform national investment programmes.

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2. The Ambition

“By 2050, the South East will be a leading global region for emission -free, sustainable economic growth, where integrated transport, digital and energy networks have delivered a step-change in connectivity and environmental quality.

A high-quality, reliable, safe and accessible transport network will offer seamless door-to-door journeys enabling our businesses to compete and trade more effectively in the global marketplace, giving our residents and visitors the highest quality of life i n the country.” Transport for the South East 2050 vision statement

2.1 Transport for the South East (TfSE) was established in shadow form in June 2017. In the short period since, we have emerged as a powerful and effective partnership, bringing together 16 local transport authorities, five local enterprise partnerships and other key stakeholders including protected landscapes, transport operators, district and borough authorities and national agencies to speak with one voice on the region’s strategic transport needs.

2.2 Our vision is underpinned by three strategic goals, which align to the three pillars of sustainable development: · improve productivity and attract investment to grow our economy and better compete in the global marketplace; · improve health, safety, wellbeing, quality of life, and access to opportunities for everyone; and · protect and enhance the South East’s unique natural and historic environment.

2.3 Our transport strategy, which covers the period to 2050, will form the basis for achieving that vision. It will deliver sustainable economic growth across the South East, whilst taking account of the social and environmental impacts of the proposals outlined in the strategy.

2.4 TfSE has already, in shadow form, added considerable value in bringing together partners and stakeholders to work with Government on key strategic issues, securing positive outcomes for the region in the Roads Investment Strategy 2 and Major Road Network, influencing rail franchising discussions and providing collective views on schemes such as southern and western rail access to Heathrow.

2.5 The requirements within our proposal seek to provide TfSE with the initial functions and powers to move to the next stage of our development – to begin delivering the transport strategy and realising the benefits that a high

3 Page 157 quality, sustainable and integrated transport system can unlock for people, businesses and the environment.

2.6 We are clear that we only seek those powers and functions which are necessary to deliver our strategy and achieve our vision. Our requirements differ from those of other STBs and reflect the different geographic, economic, political, social and environmental characteristics of our region and the strategic objectives of TfSE and its partners.

2.7 We are only seeking powers that are applicable to a sub-national transport body as outlined by the legislation. There are many other bodies that have environmental and economic remits beyond those held by an STB and it will be essential that we work with these partners to deliver sustainable economic growth across the south east.

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3. The Strategic and Economic Case

The Transport for the South East area

3.1 The South East is already a powerful motor for the UK economy, adding more than £200 billion to the economy in 2015 – second only to the contribution made by London and more than Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland combined.

3.2 It is home to 7.5m people and 329,000 businesses including some of the world’s biggest multinationals as well as a large number of thriving, innovative SMEs. It is a world leader in knowledge intensive, high value industries including advanced engineering, biosciences, financial services and transport and logistics.

3.3 The South East area includes both of the nation’s busiest airports in Heathrow and Gatwick, a string of major ports including Southampton, Dover and Portsmouth, many of the country’s most vital motorways and trunk roads and crucial railway links to London, the rest of Britain and mainland Europe.

3.4 The South East’s international gateways support the economic wellbeing of the whole of the UK. As we withdraw from the European Union, they will be integral to supporting a thriving, internationally facing economy.

3.5 Half of all freight passing through Dover going on to other parts of the country. Southampton sees £71 billion of international trade each year and Portsmouth handles two million passengers a year. More than 120 million air passenger a year use Gatwick, Southampton and Heathrow airports.

5 Page 159 3.6 Our people and infrastructure are not our only assets. With two national parks, five areas of outstanding natural beauty and much of the region allocated as green belt, the South East draws heavily on its unique and varied natural environment for its success. It offers outstanding beaches, historic towns, dynamic cities and unparalleled links to London, the UK, Europe and the rest of the world. It is, in short, an amazing place to live, work and visit.

The scale of the challenge and why change is needed

3.7 But we face a real challenge. Despite these enviable foundations – and in some cases because of them – our infrastructure is operating beyond capacity and unable to sustain ongoing growth.

3.8 Despite the economic importance of the region to the UK economy, contributing almost 15% of UK GVA (2015), the South East has seen continued underinvestment in transport infrastructure with a per capita spend that is significantly below the England average and a third of that in London.

Planned transport infrastructure spending per head

Source: IPPR North analysis of planned central and local public/private transport infrastructure spending per capita 2017/19 onwards (real terms 2016/17 prices)

3.9 So while transport links to and from the capital are broadly good, elsewhere connectivity can be poor – even between some of our region’s major towns and cities. Train journey times between Southampton and Brighton (a distance of around 70 miles) are only marginally less than the fastest train journeys between London and Manchester. The corresponding journey on the A27 includes some of the most congested parts of the South East’s road network.

6 Page 160 3.10 Underinvestment in road and rail infrastructure is making life harder for our residents and businesses. New housing provision is being hampered by the lack of adequate transport infrastructure. In our coastal communities, lack of access to areas of employment and further education and higher education are major contributors to high unemployment and poor productivity.

3.11 The social geography of the South East is varied. The South East area is home to some of the most prosperous and productive areas of the country, but also contains significant areas of deprivation. Improving transport connectivity can help reduce the likelihood of deprivation, but this cannot be considered in isolation and needs to work alongside other important factors, such as improving skills levels.

3.12 The South East has a varied and highly valued natural environment. Significant parts of the South East area are designated as National Parks, Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty and Sites of Special Scientific Interest. The environmental assets of the South East help make the South East area an attractive place to live, work and visit, as well as providing an important contribution to the economy. The future development of the South East area and its transport network will need to be managed to minimise any potential adverse impact and enhance these natural assets. The principle of biodiversity net gain will be vital in achieving this.

3.13 The South East area faces several significant environmental challenges in the future. There are a significant number of Air Quality Management Areas in place across the South East area. These areas have been established to improve air quality and reduce the harmful impact of Nitrogen Oxides (NOx), Sulphur Oxides (SOx), and particulates on human health and the natural environment. Transport – particularly road transport – is one of the largest contributors to poor air quality in the South East area. Transport therefore has a significant role to play in improving air quality. Noise pollution is also a significant issue, particularly for communities located close to the Strategic Road Network.

3.14 The South East also has a significant role to play in tackling climate change. The South East accounts for 12% of the United Kingdom’s greenhouse gas emissions. In 2018, transport accounted for a third of the United Kingdom’s greenhouse gas emissions.

3.15 These are challenges that extend beyond administrative and political boundaries. They require TfSE to have the powers to effectively join up transport policy, regulation and investment and provide clear, strategic investment priorities which will improve connectivity into and across the region, boost the economy and improve the lives of millions.

The powers to achieve our vision

7 Page 161 3.16 To enable us to achieve our vision through the efficient and effective delivery of the transport strategy, we propose that a range of functions exercisable by a local transport authority, passenger transport executive or mayoral combined authority are included in the regulations to establish TfSE on a statutory footing.

3.17 We have only sought those powers which we believe are proportionate and will be effective in helping us achieve our strategic aims and objectives, complementing and building on the existing powers of local authorities. The powers will be sought in a way which means they will operate concurrently with – and only with the consent of – the constituent authorities.

3.18 These powers would enable us to deliver significant additional value at regional level in three key areas:

● Strategic influence: Speaking with one voice and with the benefit of regional scale and insight to influence the development of national investment programmes; a trusted partner for government, Network Rail and Highways England.

● Coordination: Developing solutions which offer most benefit delivered on a regional scale; working with partners and the market to shape the development of future transport technology in line with regional aspirations.

● Operational: Accelerating the delivery of schemes and initiatives which cross local authority boundaries, ensuring strategic investment happens efficiently and that the benefits for residents and businesses are realised as soon as possible.

The benefits of establishing TfSE as a statutory body

3.19 One voice for strategic transport in the South East TfSE will provide a clear, prioritised view of the region’s strategic transport investment needs. We already offer an effective mechanism for Government to engage with local authorities and LEPs in the region; statutory status would take that a step further, enabling us to directly inform and influence critical spending decisions by Government and key stakeholders including Highways England and Network Rail.

3.20 Facilitating sustainable economic growth The transport strategy will facilitate the delivery of jobs, housing and growth across the South East and further build on our contribution to UK GVA. Implementation of strategic, cross-boundary schemes, particularly investment in the orbital routes, will connect economic centres and international gateways for the benefit of people and businesses, regionally and nationally. TfSE also offers a route to engage with other sub-national transport bodies and Transport for London on wider cross-regional issues.

8 Page 162 However, this cannot be growth at any cost. The implementation of the transport strategy must ensure that the region’s high quality environmental assets are protected and, where possible, enhanced, as well as improving health, safety, wellbeing, quality of life, and access to opportunities for everyone.

3.21 Delivering benefits for the travelling public TfSE can support the efficient delivery of pan-regional programmes that will offer considerable benefits to the end user – for example, integrated travel solutions combined with smart ticketing will operate more effectively at a regional scale and can best be facilitated by a regional body than by individual organisations.

3.22 Local democratic accountability Our transport strategy will be subject to public consultation and will, in its final form, provide a clear, prioritised view of investments agreed by all the South East’s local transport authorities and with input from passengers, businesses and the general public. Delivery of the strategy will be led by the Partnership Board, comprising elected members and business leaders with a direct line of accountability to the people and organisations they represent.

3.23 Achieving the longer term vision Securing statutory status offers TfSE the permanence and security to deliver the transport strategy to 2050, providing a governance structure that matches the lifecycle of major infrastructure projects. It will provide confidence to funders, enable us to work with the market to ensure the deliverability of priority schemes and support development of the skills needed to design, build, operate and maintain an improved transport network.

9 Page 163 4. Constitutional arrangements

Requirements from legislation

Name

4.1 The name of the sub-national transport body would be ‘Transport for the South East (“TfSE”)’ and the area would be the effective boundaries of our ‘constituent members’.

Members

4.2 The membership of the STB is listed below:

Bracknell Forest Borough Council Brighton and Hove City Council East Sussex County Council Hampshire County Council Isle of Wight Council Kent County Council Medway Council Portsmouth City Council Reading Borough Council Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead Council Slough Borough Council Southampton City Council Surrey County Council West Berkshire Council West Sussex County Council Wokingham Borough Council

Partnership Board

4.3 The current Shadow Partnership Board is the only place where all ‘constituent members’ are represented at an elected member level 1. Therefore this Board will need to have a more formal role, including in ratifying key decisions. This would effectively become the new ‘Partner ship Board’ and meet at least twice per annum. The Partnership Board could agree through Standing Orders if it prefers to meet more regularly.

4.4 Each constituent authority will appoint one of their councillors / members or their elected mayor as a member of TfSE on the Partnership Board. Each constituent authority will also appoint another one of their councillors / members or their elected mayor as a substitute member (this includes directly elected mayors as under the Local Government Act 2000). The pe rson appointed would be that authority’s elected mayor or leader, provided that, if responsibility for transport has been formally delegated to

1 The six constituent members of the Berkshire Local Transport Body (BLTB) will have one representative between them on the Partnership Board. 10 Page 164 another member of the authority, that member may be appointed as the member of the Partnership Board, if so desired.

4.5 The Partnership Board may delegate the discharge of agreed functions to its officers or a committee of its members in accordance with a scheme of delegation or on an ad hoc basis. Further detail of officer groups and a list of delegations will be developed through a full constitution.

Co-opted members

4.6 TfSE proposes that governance arrangements for a statutory STB should maintain the strong input from our business leadership, including LEPs, district and borough authorities and protected landscapes. The regulations should provide for the appointment of persons who are not elected members of the constituent authorities but provide highly relevant expertise to be co-opted members of the Partnership Board.

4.7 A number of potential co-opted members are also set out in the draft legal proposal. Co-opted members would not automatically have voting rights but the Partnership Board can resolve to grant voting rights to them on such issues as the Board considers appropriate, for example on matters that directly relate to co-opted members’ areas of interest.

Chair and vice-chair

4.8 The Partnership Board will agree to a chair and vice-chair of the Partnership Board. The Partnership Board may also appoint a single or multiple vice- chairs from the constituent members. Where the chair or vice-chair is the representative member from a constituent authority they will have a vote.

Proceedings

4.9 It is expected that the Partnership Board will continue to work by consensus but to have an agreed approach to voting where consensus cannot be reached and for certain specific decisions.

4.10 A number of voting options were considered to find a preferred option that represents a straightforward mechanism, reflects the characteristics of the partnership and does not provide any single authority with an effective veto. We also considered how the voting metrics provide a balance between county and other authorities, urban and rural areas and is resilient to any future changes in local government structures.

4.11 The steering group considered these options and preferred the population weighted option based on the population of the constituent authority with the smallest population (the Isle of Wight with 140,000 residents).

4.12 This option requires that the starting point for decisions will be consensus; if that cannot be achieved then decisions will require a simple majority of those constituent authorities who are present and 11 Page 165 voting. The decisions below will however require both a super-majority, consisting of three quarters of the weighted vote in favour of the decision, and a simple majority of the constituent authorities appointed present and attending at the meeting: (i) The approval and revision of TfSE’s transport strategy;

(ii) The approval of the TfSE annual budget;

(iii) Changes to the TfSE constitution.

The population weighted vote would provide a total of 54 weighted votes, with no single veto. A table showing the distribution of votes across the constituent authorities is set out in Appendix 1. This option reflects the particular circumstances of TfSE, being based on the population of the smallest individually represented constituent member who will have one vote, and only a marginally smaller proportionate vote. It is considered that this option is equitable to all constituent authority members, ensures that the aim of decision making consensus remains and that smaller authorities have a meaningful voice, whilst recognising the size of the larger authorities in relation to certain critical issues.

4.13 The population basis for the weighted vote will be based on ONS statistics from 2016 and reviewed every ten years.

4.14 As outlined in paragraph 4.7, co-opted members would not automatically have voting rights but the Partnership Board can resolve to grant voting rights to them on such issues as the Board considers appropriate, for example on matters that directly relate to co-opted members’ areas of interest. The current shadow arrangements to allocate votes to co-opted Board members are working well, recognising the important contribution that these members bring on environmental, economic and social issues. It would be strongly recommended that the Statutory Body would continue with these arrangements.

4.15 The Partnership Board is expected to meet twice per year. Where full attendance cannot be achieved, the Partnership Board will be quorate where 50% of constituent members are present.

Scrutiny committee

4.16 TfSE will appoint a scrutiny committee to review decisions made or actions taken in connection with the implementation of the proposed powers and responsibilities. The committee could also make reports or recommendations to TfSE with respect to the discharge of its functions or on matters relating to transport to, from or within TfSE’s ar ea.

4.17 Each constituent authority will be entitled to appoint a member to the committee and a substitute nominee. Such appointees cannot be otherwise members of TfSE including the Partnership Board.

Standing orders 12 Page 166

4.18 TfSE will need to be able to make, vary and revoke standing orders for the regulation of proceedings and business, including that of the scrutiny committee. This will ensure that the governance structures can remain appropriate to the effective running of the organisation.

4.19 In regards to changing boundaries and therefore adding or removing members, TfSE would have to make a new proposal to Government under Section 102Q of the Local Transport Act 2008 and require formal consents from each constituent authority.

Miscellaneous

4.20 It may be necessary that certain additional local authority enactments are applied to TfSE as if TfSE were a local authority, including matters relating to staffing arrangements, pensions, ethical standards and provision of services etc. These are set out in the draft legal proposal.

4.21 TfSE also proposes to seek the functional power of competence as set out in section 102M of the Local Transport Act 2008.

4.22 TfSE will consider options for appointing to the roles of a Head of Paid Service, a Monitoring Officer and a Chief Finance Officer whilst considering possible interim arrangements.

Funding

4.23 TfSE has raised local contributions from the constituent authorities and has secured grant funding from the Department for Transport to support the development of the Transport Strategy.

4.24 TfSE will work with partners and the Department for Transport to consider a sustainable approach to establishing the formal STB and effectively and expeditiously as possible, bearing in mind the considerable support among regional stakeholders for TfSE’s attainment of statutory status.

Governance: Transport Forum and Senior Officer Group

4.23 The Partnership Board will appoint a Transport Forum. This will be an advisory body to the Senior Officer Group and Partnership Board, comprising a wider group of representatives from user groups, operators, District and Borough Councils as well as Government and National Agency representatives.

4.24 The Transport Forum will meet quarterly and be chaired by an independent person appointed by the Partnership Board. The Transport Forum may also appoint a vice-chair for the Transport Forum, who will chair the Transport Forum when the chair is not present.

13 Page 167 4.25 The Transport Forum’s terms of reference will be agreed by the Partnership Board. It is envisaged that the Transport Forum will provide technical expertise, intelligence and information to the Senior Officer Group and the Partnership Board.

4.26 The Partnership Board and Transport Forum will be complemented by a Senior Officer Group representing members at officer level providing expertise and co-ordination to the TfSE programme. The Senior Officer Group will meet monthly.

14 Page 168 5. Functions

TfSE’s proposal is to become a statutory sub -national transport body as set out in section part 5A of the Local Transport Act 2008.

General functions

5.1 Transport for the South East proposes to have the ‘general functions’ as set out in Section 102H (1) including: a. to prepare a transport strategy for the area;

b. to provide advice to the Secretary of State about the exercise of transport functions in relation to the area (whether exercisable by the Secretary of State or others);

c. to co-ordinate the carrying out of transport functions in relation to the area that are exercisable by different constituent authorities, with a view to improving the effectiveness and efficiency in the carrying out of those functions;

d. if the STB considers that a transport function in relation to the area would more effectively and efficiently be carried out by the STB, to make proposals to the Secretary of State for the transfer of that function to the STB; and

e. to make other proposals to the Secretary of State about the role and functions of the STB. (2016, 102H (1))5.

5.2 The general functions are regarded as the core functions of a sub-national transport body and will build on the initial work of TfSE in its shadow form. To make further proposals to the Secretary of State regarding constitution or functions, Transport for the South East will need formal consents from each ‘constituent member’.

5.3 Transport for the South East recognises that under current proposals the Secretary of State will remain the final decision-maker on national transport strategies, but critically that the Secretary of State must have regard to a sub-national transport body’s statutory transport strategy. This sets an important expectation of the strong relationship Transport for the South East aims to demonstrate with Government on major programmes like the Major Road Network and Railway Upgrade Plan.

Local transport functions

5.4 Initial work has identified a number of additional powers that Transport for the South East may require that will support the delivery of the transport strategy. The table below provides an assessment of these functions.

5.5 The powers which are additional to the general functions relating to STBs will be requested in a way that means they will operate concu rrently and with the consent of the constituent authorities.

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5.6 To support the principle of consent, TfSE will adopt three further principles: · That future operations of TfSE should, where possible, seek to draw down powers from central government, rather than seek concurrent powers with the local transport authorities; · That decisions on the implementation of the powers are made at the most immediate (or local) level, i.e. by constituent authorities in the particular area affected; and · Consent from the relevant constituent authorities will be obtained in advance of any Partnership Board decision on a particular scheme or project.

5.7 This approach will help to ensure that TfSE complements and supports the work of the constituent authorities and enables TfSE to promote and expedite the delivery of regionally significant cross-boundary schemes

16 Page 170 Table 1: Proposed powers and responsibilities

POWER RATIONALE

General functions

Section 102 H of the Local This legislation provides the general powers required Transport Act 2008 for TfSE to operate as a statutory sub -national transport body, meeting the requirements of the enabling

legislation to facilitate the developm ent and Prepare a transport strategy, implementation of a transport strategy to deliver advise the Secretary of State, co- regional economic growth. ordinate the carrying out of

transport functions, make proposals for the transfer of Government at both national and local level recognises functions, make other proposals that the solutions required to deliver regional economic about the role and functions of growth are best identified and planned for on a the STB. regional sc ale by those who best understand the people and businesses who live and work there.

Rail

Right to be consulted about We are seeking the extension of the right of a new rail franchises Passenger Transport Executive to be consulted before the Secretary of State issues an invitation to tender for

a franchise agreement. Section 13 of the Railways Act

2005 – Railway Functions of Passenger Transport Executives The right of consultation is significant to TfSE as it confirms our role as a strategic partner, enabling us to

influence future rail franchises to ensure the potential need for changes to the scope of current services and potential new markets identified by TfSE are considered.

TfSE is uniquely placed to provide a regional perspective and consensus on the priorities for rail in its area. This would benefit central government as a result of the vastly reduced need for consultation with individual authorities.

We recognise that changes to the current franchising model are likely follow ing the Williams Review; regardless of these changes, TfSE is clear that it should have a role in shaping future rail service provision.

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Set High Level Output TfSE requires a strong, formal role in rail investment Specification (HLOS) for Rail decision making over and above that which is available to individual constituent authorities. We act as the

collective voice of our constituent authorities, providing Schedule 4A, paragraph 1D, of an evidence -based regional perspec tive and consensus the Railways Act 1993 on the priorities for investment in our rail network.

This power would enable TfSE to act jointly with the Secretary of State to set and vary the HLOS in our area, ensuring TfSE’s aspirations for transformational investment in rail inf rastructure are reflected in the HLOS and enabling an integrated approach across road and rail investment for the first time.

Highways

Set Road Investment Strategy TfSE requires a strong, formal role in roads investment (RIS) for the Strategic Road decision making over and above that which is available Network (SRN) to individual constituent authorities. We act as the collective voice of our constituent authorities, providing

an evidence -based regional perspective and consensus Section 3 and Schedule 2 of the on the priorities for roads investment. Infrastructure Act 2015

This power would enable TfSE to act jointly with the Secretary of State to set and vary the RIS in our area, ensuring TfSE’s aspirations for transformational investment in road infrastructure are reflected in the RIS and enabling an integrated approach across road and rail investment for the first time.

Enter into agreements to We are seeking the power that local highway undertake certain works on authorities currently have to enter into an agreement Strategic Road Network, Major with other highway authorities to construct, Road Network or local roads reco nstruct, alter, improve or maintain roads.

Section 6(5) of the Highways Act These powers, operated concurrently with the local 1980, (trunk roads) & Section 8 of authorities, will enable TfSE to promote and expedite the Highways Act 1980 (local the delivery of regionally significant cross -boundary roads) schemes that otherwise might not be progressed. They would overcome the need for complex ‘back -to-back’

legal and funding agreements between neighbouring

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Acquire land to enable This power, exercisable concurrently and only with the construction, improvement, or consent of the relevant highway authority, would allow mitigate adverse e ffects of preparations for the construction of a highways highway construction scheme to be expedited where highway authorities are not in a position to acquire land.

Sections 239,240,246 and 250 of the Highways Act 1980 Land acquisition by TfSE could facilitate quicker, more efficient scheme delivery, bringing forward the economic and broader social and environmental benefits. In the event that it is not possible to prevent environmental impact on the site of the scheme or project, consideration will be given to appropriate compensation/mitigation measures.

Construct highways, footpaths, The concurrent powers required to effectively promote, bridleways coordinate and fund roa d schemes are vital to TfSE. Without them, we would not be able to enter into any

contractual arrangement in relation to procuring the Sections 24,25 & 26 of the construction, improvement or maintenance of a Highways Act 1980 highway or the construction or improvement of a trunk road.

Granting of these powers would enable TfSE directly to expedite the delivery of regionally significant road schemes that cross constituent authority boundaries that otherwise might not be progressed.

Make capital grants for public transport facilities

Make capital grants for the This concurrent power would enable TfSE to support provision of public transport the funding and delivery of joint projects with facilities constituent local authorities, improving de liverability and efficiency.

Section 56(2) of the Transport Act 1968 Constituent authorities would benefit from the granting of this concurrent power as they may, in

future, be recipients of funding from TfSE to partly or

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Bus service provision

The power to secure the Local transport authorities and integrated transport provision of such public authorities have the power to secure the provision of passenger transport services such public passenger transport services as it considers as they consider it appropriate appropriate and which would not otherwise be to secure to meet any public provided. transport requirements within their area which would not in their view be met apart from Travel -to-work areas do not respect local authority any action taken by them for boundaries. TfSE is seeking to have this power tha t purpose. concurrently with the local transport authorities in our area, enabling us to fill in identified gaps in bus service

provision within our geography or secure the provision Paragraph 4 of Section 63 of regionally important bus services covering one or Transport Act 1985 more constituent authority areas which would not otherwise be provided.

Quality Bus Partnerships TfSE is seeking powers, currently available to local transport authorities and integrated transport

authorities, to enter into Advanced Quality Partnerships The Bus services Act 2017 and Enhanced Partnership Plans and Schemes to Sections 113C – 113O & S ections improve the quality of bus services and facilities within 138A – 138S an identified area. These powers would be concurrent with the local transport authority in the area.

This would allow us to expedite the introduction of partnership schemes covering more than one local transport authority area which otherwise might not be introduced.

Smart ticketing

Introduce integrated ticketing We are seeking powers concurrently with local schemes transport authorities to enable TfSE to procure relevant services, goods, equipment and/or infrastructure; enter

into contracts to deliver smart ticketing and receive or Sections 134C - 134G & Sections give payments. 135-138 Transport Act 2000

20 Page 174 This would enable us to expedite the introduction of a cost effective smart and integrated ticketing system on a regional scale which would dramatically enhance the journey experience and increase access to transport to support jobs and education.

Air quality

Establish Clean Air Zones Local transport authorities and integrated transport authorities have the power under the Transport Act

2000 to implement road charging schemes. Sections 163 -177A of the

Transport Act 2000 – Road User Charging TfSE is seeking this general charging power as a mechanism for the introduction of Clean Air Zones,

enabling reduced implementation and operating costs across constituent authority boundaries. This will be subject to the consent of the local transport authority.

Transport is a major contributor to CO2 emissions and poor air quality; these are increasingly critical issues which our transport strategy will seek to address.

Other powers

Promote or oppose Bills in Local authorities have the power to promote or oppose Parliament Bills in Parliament; granting the power concurrently to TfSE reflects the devolution agenda of which STBs are a

key part. Section 239 Local Government

Act 1972 Under the Transport and Works Act 1992, a body that has power to promote or oppose bills also has the power to apply for an order to construct or operate certain types of infrastructure including railways and tramways.

Granting of this power would enable TfSE to promote, coordinate and fund regionally significant infrastructure schemes, accelerating delivery of cross- boundary schemes which might otherwise not be progressed.

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Incidental amendments A statutory STB requires certain incidental amendments to enable it to operate as a type of local

authority, with duties in respect of staffing, pensions, Local Government Act 1972, monitoring and the provision of information about Localism Act 2011, Local TfSE. Government Pension Scheme

Regulations 2013 The incidental amendments sought are listed below in

Appendix 2.

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5.8 Transport for the South East does not propose seeking the following functions/powers:

POWER RATIONALE

Set priorities for local authorities for roads that are TfSE will only be responsible for identifying not part of the Major Road priorities on the MRN Network (MRN)

Being responsible for any There is no intention of TfSE becoming highway maintenance involved in routine maintenance of MRN or responsibilities local roads

There are no aspirations for TfSE to become a Carry passengers by rail train operating company

Take on any consultation Local authorities are best placed to seek the function instead of an existing views of their residents and businesses local authority

Give directions to a constituent authority about the exercise of Constituent authorities understand how best transport functions by the to deliver their transport functions to meet the authority in their area (General needs of their residents and businesses Power s102P of Part 5A of the Transport Act 2008)

5.9 The Williams Rail Review, to which TfSE have submitted a response, could recommend significant changes to the structure of the rail industry, including the role of STBs in both operations and infrastructure enhancement. As a result, we will keep the following functions under review pending Williams’ recommendations and subsequent White Paper.

POWER RATIONALE

Act as co-signatories to rail franchises There are no current aspirations for TfSE to become involved in this area. Be responsible for rail franchising

23 Page 177 6. Summary of support and engagement

6.1 Transport for the South East consulted on the draft proposal between 7 May 2019 and 31 July 2019. The consultation resulted in 96 responses from a wide range of stakeholders, including a number of local interest groups and members of the public.

6.2 An overwhelming number of respondents offered support for the creation of a statutory sub-national transport body in the south east. There were many, varied reasons for this support including: · Opportunity for TfSE to speak with ‘one -voice’ to identify reg ional priorities and influence the investment decisions of central government and national agencies; · Greater focus on integrated transport solutions, developing multi-modal solutions that improve the end user experience; · Offering a greater level of democratic accountability; and · The ability to accelerate delivery of long-term, strategic infrastructure schemes.

6.3 A number of amendments have been made to the final draft proposal to reflect the comments raised by respondents to the consultation: · Greater emphasis on environmental protection, climate change and social inclusion (sections 2 and 3); · Principle of subsidiarity and consent (para 5.6); · Governance (para 4.14); and · Bus and rail powers (section 5).

6.4 TfSE will seek consent from its constituent authorities and the final draft Proposal will be endorsed by the Shadow Partnership Board prior to submission to Government.

6.5 The final submission to Government will include a summary of engagement activities, including a list of the organisations engaged in the process and an appendix with a number of letters of support from key organisations and businesses.

24 Page 178 Appendix 1: Distribution of votes

Number of TfSE constituent authorities Population 2 votes 3

Brighton and Hove City Council 287,173 2

East Sussex County Council 549,557 4

Hampshire County Council 1,365,103 10

Isle of Wight Council 140,264 1

Kent County Council 1,540,438 11

Medway Council 276,957 2

Portsmouth City Council 213,335 2

Southampton City Council 250,377 2

Surrey County Council 1,180,956 8

West Sussex County Council 846,888 6

Bracknell Forest Council 119,730

Reading Borough Council 162,701

Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead 149,689

Slough Borough Council 147,736

West Berkshire Council 158,576

Wokingham Borough Council 163,087

Berkshire Local Transport Body (total) 901,519 6

Total 7,552,567 54

2 Population as per ONS 2016 estimates 3 Number of votes = population/140,000 (the population of constituent authority with the smallest population, this being the Isle of Wight) 25 Page 179

Appendix 2: List of incidental powers sought

This appendix sets out the incidental amendments that will be needed to existing legislation. They include areas relating to the operation of TfSE as a type of local authority with duties in respect of staffing, pensions, transparency, monitoring and the provision of information about TfSE.

(1) Section 1 of the Local Authorities (Goods and Services) Act 1970 has effect as if TfSE were a local authority for the purposes of that section.

(2) The following provisions of the Local Government Act 1972 have effect as if TfSE were a local authority for the purposes of those provisions — (a) section 101 Arrangements for discharge of functions by local authorities (b) section 111 (subsidary power of local authorities); (c) section 113 (secondment of staff) (d) section 116 (member of TfSE not to be appointed as officer); (e) section 117 (disclosure by officers of interests in contracts); (f) section 135 (standing orders for contracts); (g) section 142(2) (provision of information); (h) section 222 (power to investigate and defend legal proceedings); (i) section 239 (power to promote or oppose a local or personal Bill).

(4) Sections 120, 121 and 123 of that Act (acquisition and disposal of land) have effect as if — (a) TfSE were a principal council; (b) section 120(1)(b) were omitted; (c) section 121(2)(a) were omitted.

(5) Section 29 of the Localism Act 2011 (registers of interests) has effect as if — (a) TfSE were a relevant authority, and (b) references to “the monitoring officer” were references to an officer appointed by TfSE for the purposes of that section.

(6) In the Local Government Pension Scheme Regulations 2013 — (a) in Schedule 2 (scheme employers), in Part 2 (employers able to designate employees to be in scheme), after paragraph 14 insert — “15. Transport for the South East.”; (b) in Schedule 3 (administering authorities), in the table in Part 2 (appropriate administering authorities for categories of scheme members), at the end insert —

“An employee of Transport for the South East Sussex County Council” East

(7) The Local Authorities (Arrangements for the Discharge of Functions) (England) Regulations 2012 have effect as if TfSE is a local authority within the meaning of s 101 Local Government Act 1972.

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