Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 65522

Special Educational Needs: Transport

Tabled: 7 July 2025
Answered: 15 July 2025

Question

Dan Tomlinson

LabourChipping Barnet

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the absence of legal requirement for local authorities to provide free transport for young people with SEND beyond the age of 16 on (a) parental employmen

Answer

Catherine McKinnell
This government’s ambition is that all children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) receive the right support to succeed in their education and as they move into adult life.Local authorities are responsible for transpor...

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