The main objective of this service is to secure transport for some pupils with special educational needs to enable them to attend school. The service is currently provided through contracts with four taxi companies and one minibus operator. The service is primarily concerned with the transport of children in foster care to and from school, to contact visits with parents, and to other places such as appointments at hospital. The service is provided by the same four taxi companies used by Educational Special Needs. This service provides daily transportation for certain Social Service s clients between their homes and day centres, respite placements and other events.
Clients have varying levels of physical, sensory and learning difficulties with varied mobility.
Delivery of Welfare Catering Hot and cold meals are prepared by Bexley Catering Services and delivered by BTS under a service level agreement. This relates to the collection of equipment from the Social Services Store for delivery to clients homes and Council Buildings. Recent trends show an increase in the provision of equipment which is expected to continue with greater numbers of elderly people and legislation which encourages rehabilitation rather than hospital or residential care. As with the other Social Services transport described above the delivery of equipment is undertaken by BTS via a service level agreement. The Council funds a number of schemes which provide transport services to specific client groups.