Subject; Concessionary Travel National Audit

THIS LETTER IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY - YOU ARE NOT REQUIRED TO TAKE ACTION

The Council is participating in an exercise to promote the proper spending of public money.

We are required by law to protect public funds we administer. We may share information provided to us with other bodies responsible for auditing or administering public funds in order to prevent and detect fraud.

The Audit Commission currently requires us to participate in its anti-fraud initiative. For this initiative, we are required to provide details of holders of the English Concessionary Travel Pass to the Audit Office so that the details can be compared to information provided by other public bodies. This will ensure, for example, that no pensions / benefits are being paid to persons who are deceased or no longer entitled.

These exercises, therefore, help promote the best use of public funds.

(You do not need to respond to this letter, however, if you do not wish your data to be used in this way then you will need to return your Travel pass to us inorder that we can remove your details from the Telford and Wrekin Concessionary Fare Scheme data base. If that is the case in order to ensure that your data is removed we suggest that you return your pass, in person, to Telford Travelink in the Telford Town Centre Bus Station by Friday 19th September 2008).

You may be contacted again in the future if the exercise suggests that there is a question about your eligibility to receive concessionary travel. Further Information is available on our web site at www.telford.gov.uk and follow the links to Transport Streets & Parking / Public Transport / Concessionary Travel. Information is also available on the Audit Commission website at www.audit-commission.gov.uk

However if you have any questions, you should contact the Concessionary Travel Team at the above address or call on 01952 200005, who can also provide hard copies of information available on our website.

Yours Sincerely

Concessionary Travel Team