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Still time for responses to Transport Policy Consultation

Feedback is being invited from parents, carers, schools, colleges and other key stakeholders.

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Catmose office at night
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Catmose office at night

Rutland County Council are still seeking responses to their public consultation and survey on its travel to school and post 16 transport policies which closes on 14 February 2025.

Feedback is being invited from parents, carers, schools, colleges and other key stakeholders. 

The Council is looking to combine separate policies that cover travel to school and post 16 transport into one single travel policy.

The Council must have policies that ensure it meets all legal duties for the provision of travel to school and post 16 transport services.

These legal requirements are set by the Department for Education (DfE) and include travel for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND).

Rutland currently has three separate policies covering travel to school, SEND and post 16 travel, as well as a fourth that covers travel for young people aged 19 to 25 with SEND. These policies have been in place since 2017 and are used to guide decisions taken with families as to the kind of assistance that might be provided for children and young people.

“We are now over the halfway point of our consultation, therefore we ask that all residents who want their voices to be heard to give us their feedback. There is still time, and provisions have been made for anyone without internet access; paper copies of the consultation are available.”

Councillor Christine Wise, Cabinet Member for Transport, Environment and Communities

Further information and a link to the current consultation including a full question and answer section can be found on the Council’s website.