ATCO SIG Benchmarking

This benchmarking exercise is to help give you information where you stand in relation to your neighbouring authorities and to try to capture some of the trends over the past 6 - 12 months.

Hopefully you will have many of the answers to hand - if not don't worry, just fill in what you can. The more people take part, the better we will all be able to satisfy the numerous questions we're getting about transport costs and trends.

This is not intended to be published beyond the Authorities who are invited to the ATCO SIG on 31 May. Please try to complete the questions by end of 27 May if you can. In turn I will try to get some results for the meeting.

David Crockford david.crockford@westsussex.gov.uk

Your Local Authority (in full)

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Your name and job title

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Your email address

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Number of pupils with transport assistance going to a specialist placements i.e. named in their EHCP

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Use Nov 2021 if possible. Do not include PRU/APC numbers.

Total cost of transport in 2021/22 (excluding escorts/PAs) to those specialist placements

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Include: taxi/minibus contracts, Local Authority fleet, bus, rail, parent mileage. EXclude: escort/PA/chaperone costs,

Total cost of escorts/PAs/chaperones

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Number of solo taxi routes

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Included all those who are solo for geographical or needs reasons, and those who are the only child going to the school

Cost of solo taxis

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Included all those who are solo for geographical or needs reasons, and those who are the only child going to the school

Number of pupils with transport assistance to Independent Non-Maintained Special Schools (INMSS)

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Any pupils going to a 'paid for' private placement named in the EHCP.

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Cost of taxis/minibus contracts for pupils going to INMSS

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EXCLUDE escort/PA costs. Include LA fleet costs.

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Total number of taxi/minibus routes

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Include all taxis/minibuses and local authority fleet routes

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Average number of pupils per route

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Include all taxis/minibuses and local authority fleet

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'Flat rate' fuel payments to parents - pence per mile

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This assumes you pay for four journeys that the parent drives. IF you only pay when the child is in the car please halve your pence per mile.

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'Personal Transport Budget' fuel payments to parents - pence per mile

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Please give a 'typical rate' if you operate a range system, so that we can compare more easily. This assumes you pay for four journeys that the parent drives. IF you only pay when the child is in the car please halve your pence per mile.

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% average recent increase in contract price

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For taxi/minibus contracts over the past 6 - 12 months

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% inflation when tendering recently like-for-like

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For contracts re-tendered over past 6-12 months

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Number of contracts recently terminated by operator due to cost

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In last 6 - 12 months These are cases where operator is saying they can no longer afford to run the route cost effectively for the price

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Number of pupils with SEND/EHCPs managed by each transport planner (Full Time Equivalent)

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The main ATCO survey question asked how many members of staff, but this is trying to be a bit more specific about caseload for Transport Planners