Councils waiting for SEND support reform as home-to-school transport costs soar

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Kerry Lorimer

31 Oct 25

Councils are struggling to meet their legal duty to provide home-to-school transport in the face of mounting pressures which have seen budgets overspent by over £400m.

Kerry Lorimer

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