Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 65522
Special Educational Needs: Transport
Tabled: 7 July 2025
Answered: 15 July 2025
Question
Dan Tomlinson
Labour — Chipping 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 McKinnellThis 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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