A Cemmaes schoolboy was left for more than four months without a bus pass to get to a Machynlleth school.

Powys County Council has apologised to 12-year-old Kian Williams and his mother Kyli after the youngster was refused transport on a school route to Ysgol Bro Hyddgen when he could not show a pass, because the council had delayed issuing him one.

Kyli said that, since the family had moved from Llanbrynmair to Cemmaes in June, they had been waiting for a new bus pass for Kian - which has now finally be sent.

Luckily, Kyli said, Kian has been allowed to travel on buses most mornings without a pass - despite council orders to companies to not allow travel if no pass is shown or ticket is bought - until an incident on 20 November where he was refused and left without being able to get to school.

Powys council said it had asked “all operators to remain vigilant” and ensure schoolchildren are paying or have a pass, as a “number of non-entitled learners” are using the buses for free.

“Not allowing children to travel to school is unacceptable, and all the bus drivers should know Kian had not received his bus pass,” Kyli said.

“Powys County Council said another had been issued, but obviously until it arrived it was a worry that the same thing would happen again.”

A spokesperson for Powys County Council said: “Unfortunately, there was an error in processing a new bus pass application and we have apologised to the parents for this.

“We have now issued a bus pass which will allow the learner to travel on this local bus service.”

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