Caregivers Public Transport Provision Bill

A bill to make provisions for for citizens dedicated to the well being of their peers in the long-term by subsiding their travel on public transport.

BE IT ENACTED by The Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Commons in this present Parliament assembled, in accordance with the provisions of the Parliament Acts 1911 and 1949, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

Section I: Definitions

A) A ‘Caregiver’ is defined as a family member, associate or paid helper who regularly looks after a child or a sick, elderly, or disabled person.

B) ‘Public Transport’ is defined as buses, trains, and other forms of transport (excluding air travel) that are available to the public, charge set fares, run on fixed routes and start and finish in the United Kingdom.

Section II: Subsidised Travel

A) All caregivers applying for the subsidy are required to submit an accurate record, to their local council, that details monthly travel distances and expenditure when traveling by public transport. To be eligible, applicants must meet the requirements as listed below.

B) Should a caregiver make more than 20 single leg journeys or travel over 200 miles in a single month, by means of Public Transport, they are entitled to a subsidy to the sum of half the incurred public transport travel costs.

C) Caregivers who make more than 14 single leg journeys or 140 miles in a single month, by means of Public Transport, are entitled to subsidy to the sum of one quarter of their public transport travel costs.

Section III: Caregivers Public Transport Pass

A) All caregivers applying for the ‘Caregivers Pass’, that entitles them to free public transport, must submit an accurate record to their local council. It is required to detail the monthly travel distances and expenditure when travelling on public transport. To be eligible, applicants must meet the requirements as listed below.

B) To be entitled to the ‘Caregivers Pass’, a caregiver must make over 30 single leg journeys or travel over the distance of 300 miles in a single month by means of Public Transport.

C) The holder of a ‘Caregivers Pass’, upon showing, is entitled to free of charge travel on all forms of of public transport as defined in section 1.

D) Businesses who refuse the use of such passes are subject to a fine not exceeding £1,000.

E) The ‘Caregivers Pass’ must contain certain information as follows;

The holders date of birth (dd/mm/yyyy)

A passport sized photograph of the holder, taken within the past 3 years

Section IV: Short Title, Extent and Commencement

A) This Act-

May be cited as the ‘Caregivers Public Transport Provision Act 2016’

Extends to all regions of the United Kingdom

Shall come into effect 3 months after passing

This bill was submitted and co-authored by the Shadow Home Secretary, /u/DrCaeserMD and The Rt Hon. Baron of Gainsborough /u/Yukub.

The voting period for this bill will end at 10PM BST on the 28th of September.

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