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If your child already has a Kent Freedom Pass, it will cease to be accepted for travel at the end of August 2012. KCC have advised us that the key dates for renewing, or applying for a pass for the first time, are as follows:

Monday 11 June - Applications open for 2012-13 passes - please do NOT apply before then

Friday 27 July - In order to have a pass available from the start of term in September, you MUST apply by this date. If your application is not received by KCC by this date, then your pass will NOT be available at school on the first day of term and you WILL have to pay the non-refundable bus fares until the pass is ready. Please remember that applications can take up to 28 working days to be processed.

The fees for applying for a Kent Freedom Pass are staying the same for 2012-13:

£100 - In academic year 7-11*

£50 - In receipt of Free School Meals in academic year 7-11*

£0 (free) - A Young Carer or a Young Person in Care or a Care Leaver (please refer to the scheme leaflet or the KFP web page for precise definitions)

*Children who by age would ordinarily be in year 11, but have been put forward a year into year 12, are also eligible.

Like last year, if you are paying the standard fee of £100 you will be able to apply and pay online by credit or debit card and the website will be available from 10am on Monday 11 June 2012.

Unlike Free Home to School Transport, the Kent Freedom Pass is a discretionary scheme run by Kent County Council - there is no obligation on the Council to provide the scheme, or to provide it in any particular way. Please therefore read the information leaflet and terms and conditions carefully before applying.