Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 76746

Pedestrian Crossings: Schools

Tabled: 11 September 2025
Answered: 16 September 2025
Named Day

Question

James MacCleary

Liberal DemocratLewes

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to support local authorities in the (a) recruitment and (b) training of school crossing patrols.

Answer

Simon Lightwood
The Department for Transport supports Local Authorities through legislation, guidance, and best practice frameworks but it does not directly manage the recruitment or training of School Crossing Patrols because that is a non-statutory role delegated to Lo...

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