Bus pass policy change welcomed

A Somerset MP has welcomed a decision by the West of England Combined Authority (WECA) to allow people with disabilities to use their bus passes 24/7.

Anna Sabine, Lib Dem MP for Frome and East Somerset, said the decision to extend the use of Diamond bus passes would make people feel ‘more supported’.

Ms Sabine had called on local authorities and the Department for Transport (DfT) to make changes after visiting Radstock charity Swallow, which works with teenagers and adults with learning difficulties.

‘The young people I met were doing brilliant things and it just seemed unfair that there was an assumption that they wouldn’t need to get about at certain times,’ said Ms Sabine.