Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 83703

Schools: Transport

Tabled: 20 October 2025
Answered: 28 October 2025

Question

Neil Duncan-Jordan

LabourPoole

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the number contracts of home to school transport for children with SEND that have been handed back to local authorities since April 2025.

Answer

Georgia Gould
Local authorities are responsible for arranging home to school travel for eligible children. They deliver their duty through a mix of in-house services, passes for free travel on public transport and contracts with private transport operators. Such contra...

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