Local authorities (LAs) have particular duties towards some groups of children and young people who require home to school transport arrangements.
You can check what your child may be entitled to by choosing the age category that applies to them. Young people, you can also check what transport you may be entitled to by selecting your relevant age category below.
Children under compulsory school age are not automatically entitled to transport to an early years setting or school Read more
LAs are required to arrange free, suitable, home to school transport for children of compulsory school age who are ‘eligible’, to their nearest suitable qualifying school Read more
Where a young person is of ‘sixth form age’, the law requires LAs to have a ‘Transport Policy Statement’ setting out home to school/college transport arrangements for particular groups of young people Read more
When considering adult learners, the LA must make “'such arrangements for the provision of transport, as they consider necessary” Read more
If you disagree with a decision made about transport, you will need to start by making an appeal through the LA’s own internal appeals procedures Read more