Home to School Transport under the FOIA
Case reference FOI2022/00750
Published 13 June 2022
Request
We are conducting a research paper on the Home to School transport market within local authorities and councils. The purpose of this report is to take a snapshot in time of how local authorities and councils are managing their Home to School Transportation services and how this compares across the country. If you would like to be notified when the report is online, please answer Yes/No to the last questions.
1. Number of students, split by SEN, Mainstream and other
2. Number of daily return routes, split by SEN, Mainstream and other
3. 2022/23 budget (to the nearest £0.5M)
4. 2022/23 over/underspend (to the nearest £0.5M)
5. Do you have an integrated transport unit or does school transport sit alone
6. Do you fully manage your home to school service or do you contract out the management to another company or to operators
7. What transport management software do you use
8. What is the size of your home to school transport team, split by grade structure (ie, 1 x manager, 2 x principal officers, 10 x officers, 1 x compliance officer, etc)
9. In which directorate does home to school transport sit
10. Do you operate a DPS system or do you allocate certain geographical zones to one or more dedicated operator 11. Would you like to receive notification when the report is published
Response
Q1. Number of students, split by SEN, Mainstream and other
A1.
SEN - 407
Mainstream - 2369
Post 16 - 1034
Q2. Number of daily return routes, split by SEN, Mainstream and other
A2.
SEN - 89
Mainstream & Post 16 - 125
Q3. 2022/23 budget (to the nearest £0.5M)
A3. Mainstream & Post 16 - ££3M, SEN £2M
Q4. 2022/23 over/underspend (to the nearest £0.5M)
A4. Mainstream & Post 16 £0, SEN £250k
Q5. Do you have an integrated transport unit or does school transport sit alone
A5. Integrated
Q6. Do you fully manage your home to school service or do you contract out the management to another company or to operators
A6. Fully Manage
Q7. What transport management software do you use
A7. Flexiroute
Q8. What is the size of your home to school transport team, split by grade structure (ie, 1 x manager, 2 x principal officers, 10 x officers, 1 x compliance officer, etc)
A8. 0.5 x senior manager, 3 x managers, 5 officers
Q9. In which directorate does home to school transport sit
A9. Economy and Environment
Q10. Do you operate a DPS system or do you allocate certain geographical zones to one or more dedicated operator
A10. DPS
Q11. Would you like to receive notification when the report is published
A11. Yes
Documents
This is Herefordshire Council's response to a freedom of information (FOI) or environmental information regulations (EIR) request.
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