Shopmobility - which is currently run by Nottingham City Centre - loans out mobility scooters and wheelchairs to registered members free of charge
Nottingham City Council's leader has said it would be "appropriate" for the Victoria Centre to keep running the Shopmobility service there after the authority said it would no longer be able to. The council first revealed a raft of measures last December to plug a financial gap of around £30million in the next financial year, starting in April.
In documents presented at a meeting of the council's executive board on Tuesday , Nottingham City Council said a change of policy from the Victoria Centre is what led to the Shopmobility closure plan. The council said: "The Shopmobility demise is owned by Victoria Shopping Centre and has historically been provided to the council with no chargeable rent or other servicing costs.
A spokesperson for the shopping centre said: "In 2021, we started discussions with Nottingham City Council regarding their ongoing use of the unit in our car park. The council did not enter into further negotiations with us beyond that point." Nottingham City Council has not addressed the claim that it did not enter into further negotiations about Shopmobility.
"Operating hours of the service were reduced during the pandemic from five down to three days a week and since then, the number of users has remained low while costs increase. As part of putting this proposal forward we have consulted with users and the Disability Involvement Group.
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