Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 42340

Special Educational Needs: Travel

Tabled: 28 March 2025
Answered: 7 April 2025

Question

Damien Egan

LabourBristol North East

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of local authorities in England offer independent travel training for young people with SEND.

Answer

Catherine McKinnell
The department’s statutory guidance for local authorities states that wherever possible, local authorities should offer independent travel training to children with special educational needs or disabilities who are eligible for free travel to school and w...

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