Submitted on Tuesday 6th November 2012
Rejected on Wednesday 21st June 2017
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Save Middlesbrough Teen Mover
Middlesbrough Council currently provides a travel card for 16-18 year olds that allows half-fare bus travel on all bus journeys in the Tees Valley.
The Mayor's budget proposal for 2013/14 includes the following recommendation:
'37. Cease providing the ‘Teen Mover’ pass for half fares on all bus services, which will save £119,000.'
This pass is currently vital to young people who are already being targeted by cuts of EMA and child benefit. It gives young people a lifeline to social inclusion, and is a critical factor in being able to attend education, training and work-based learning, as well as allowing affordable travel to work experience and interviews, whether this be for jobs or universities.
This petition calls on the government to retain the half-fare travel card in its' current form for 16-18 year olds in the Middlesbrough area.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
This is a matter for the mayor and local authority.
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