A controversial consultation on the future of the transport for students over 16 years of age has now closed.

Currently council offer free transport to pupils over the age of 16 who are attending school or designated colleges.

Under new proposals families could be required to pay up to £240 a year for the same service or the free education transport could be stopped all together, forcing families to find their own way to school or college.

The removal of the service entirely would see the council net £420,000 worth of savings from not paying for the free transport.

The public have had their chance to express their views and now Conwy County Borough Council (CCBC) will evaluate the feedback and present a report to councillors this autumn.

The Council has been providing free education transport for many years for learners over 16 years old who attend schools or designated colleges.

However, in statement a spokesperson said providing free education transport for learners over 16 is a discretionary service Conwy has continued to provide when the majority of other Local Authorities in Wales have stopped.

It is not a statutory requirement and Welsh Government provides no money to fund this.

So, this means that money has to be found from elsewhere in the existing education budget.

This discretionary service costs Conwy £420,000 per annum and increases each year with inflation.

CCBC said it wants to ensure that what is proposed has the least impact on service users.

The spokesperson said: "In these challenging financial times, cost pressures and insufficient funding means we must continue to review how we deliver services."

Conwy’s cabinet member for education and skills, cllr Garffild Lewis, said, “We’d like to thank everyone who took the time to get involved with this survey. The feedback has been valuable and will help us make informed decisions as to how we can deliver a more sustainable service in the future.”

The proposed options will go through the democratic process and any decisions made will not come into force until September 2020.