Home-to-school travel
Local authorities’ responsibilities when making home-to-school travel arrangements for children of compulsory school age.
Applies to England
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This statutory guidance applies to local authorities.
It may also be of interest to:
- schools
- parents and organisations that advise parents
- other organisations involved in home-to-school travel (for example, transport operators)
Statutory guidance sets out what local authorities must do to comply with the law. You should follow the guidance unless you have a very good reason not to.
Last updated 25 January 2024 + show all updates
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Updated the guidance to make minor clarifications. This includes updates about schools that arrange home-to-school travel for their pupils, children with education, health and care plans, and how local authorities should determine a child’s nearest school.
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The statutory guidance has been updated to help local authorities perform their functions in relation to home to school travel for children of compulsory school age.
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Extended the review date to 2017.
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First published.