Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 42623

Special Educational Needs: Travel

Tabled: 31 March 2025
Answered: 8 April 2025

Question

Damien Egan

LabourBristol North East

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions she has had with local authorities on the provision of independent travel training for young people with SEND.

Answer

Catherine McKinnell
The department publishes statutory guidance to assist local authorities in meeting their home to school travel duties. The guidance says that wherever possible, local authorities should offer independent travel training to children with special educationa...

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