Agenda item - E-scooter Trial proposal for Brighton & Hove

1)             Cabinetagrees to the Council applying to the Department for Transport for permission to begin a new e-scooter trial in 2026 as an add-on to the current bikeshare scheme.

2)             Cabinet agrees for an e-scooter consultation to take place alongside the application and for the results of the consultation to be reported back with full financial analysis for approval on the way forward.

53.1      Cabinet considered a report that sought approval for the Council to apply to the Department for Transport for a trial of 300 e-scooters to add to the existing Beryl BTN Bike hire scheme.

53.2      Councillors Williamms, Robinson, Miller, Daniel, Robins, Sankey and Rowkins asked questions and contributed to the debate of the report.

53.3      Resolved-

1)           Cabinetagrees to the Council applying to the Department for Transport for permission to begin a new e-scooter trial in 2026 as an add-on to the current bikeshare scheme.

2)           Cabinet agrees for an e-scooter consultation to take place alongside the application and for the results of the consultation to be reported back with full financial analysis for approval on the way forward.