Thank you for your review and for making us aware of your concerns regarding plans for the minibus. Our current minibuses are 7 years old and in need of replacement. We have reviewed options for replacement of the minibuses and explored the possibility of sharing them whilst ensuring we could meet the needs of our Residents during times when the minibus might be elsewhere. For most homes, the minibus is used just a few times a week whilst in others they are used more often, for a few hours each day. By using our buses in a different way, we want to ensure we do not compromise how we support our Residents, but also allow us to make better use of each bus. Some of our homes have already been operating a shared minibus approach over the last 2 years and we have found this works well in most locations, especially as it has allowed the homes to share drivers. The replacement bus will be used across 7 days and there will be an organised system of booking in advance to help support the homes the bus is allocated to. We are confident that once the new system is embedded Residents will continue to have good access to a minibus to take them out and about.