FOI release

Children receiving SEND home to school transport from 2018/2019 - 2023/2024

Case reference FOI2024/00149

Published 14 February 2024

Request

I am writing under the Freedom of Information Act to request the following information:

1. How many children have received SEND home to school transport every year since 2018/19 including the present year 2023/24 (please break down by year)

2. What was your annual total spend on SEND home to school transport every year since 2018/19 (please break down by year). Please also provide your forecast spend for 2023/24.

3. How much is the single most expensive daily SEND home to school transport round trip journey you are currently funding?

4. How far is the single most expensive daily SEND home to school transport round trip journey you are currently funding?

Response

I am writing under the Freedom of Information Act to request the following information:

1. How many children have received SEND home to school transport every year since 2018/19 including the present year 2023/24 (please break down by year)

2018/19: 343

2019/20: 343

2020/21: 356

2021/22: 361

2022/23: 428

2023/24: 479

2. What was your annual total spend on SEND home to school transport every year since 2018/19 (please break down by year). Please also provide your forecast spend for 2023/24.

2018/19: £1,400,835.29

2019/20: £1,555,424.63

2020/21: £1,850,735.60

2021/22: £1,878,000.08

2022/23: £2,779,468.95

2023/24 (forecast): £4.7m

3. How much is the single most expensive daily SEND home to school transport round trip journey you are currently funding?

£330.30 per day.

4. How far is the single most expensive daily SEND home to school transport round trip journey you are currently funding?

242 mile roundtrip

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