– Scottish Parliament written question – answered at on 2 March 2006.
Question S2W-23077
To ask the Scottish Executive how the capping powers integral to the new concessionary travel scheme will operate in practice in order to prevent any misuse of the system by any rogue bus operators.
The financial cap which is a feature of the Scotland-wide free bus scheme for older and disabled people was introduced with the agreement of the Confederation for Passenger Transport to provide an enhanced level of budgetary prediction and security. The capping mechanism will be implemented by means of a graduated capping deflator if it appears that the cap will be exceeded in any financial year. Claims will be monitored monthly so that action can be taken in-year to smooth the effects if the cap is likely to be exceeded.
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