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@skydancer
Casens you make a good point.
This particular document was put together in haste. Consultation was limited largely to TABS board, this forum and some ITO's forums. The thrust of our point in that evidence document is that we need to secure future funding for Bikeability and extend the range of people who are aware of and can access training.
There clearly does need to be a mechanism for consultation of members on TABS views and policy and TABS will be setting up a forum for this shortly and will feature at TABS conference on 16th May. Members will shortly receive an update on TABS work to date.
Regarding TABS money: Members were charged a (low) membership fee and we received a DfT grant to set up this TABS and become a viable organisation that the government will talk and listen to.
The money has been spent on:
TABS website, last years conference, TABS administrator and book keeper, the Electoral reform society for TABS elections (About to launch early April), board meetings (Some board members organisations are claiming a small amount for their time and some are not), Expert group meetings for developing the QA system (We didn't have a mechanism for the Government Remunerating TABS for this work).
Apologies if you feel you have not yet had value for your membership fee. We will work to improve engagement with members. If you'd like to discuss this further PM me and I'll give you a call