Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 60340

Disability and Special Educational Needs: Transport

Tabled: 16 June 2025
Answered: 24 June 2025

Question

Sarah Hall

Labour (Co-op)Warrington South

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent steps her Department has taken to help ensure that children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities continue to have reliable access to home-to-school transport.

Answer

Catherine McKinnell
The department’s home-to-school travel policy aims to make sure no child is prevented from accessing education by a lack of transport. Local authorities must arrange free home-to-school travel for eligible children. This includes children of compulsory sc...

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