SCHOOL TRANSPORT BILL

KEY BENEFITS

• Will allow up to 20 local education authorities in England and 6 in Wales  to pilot local school travel schemes aimed at cutting car use on the school run and to meet other local needs (eg provision for after school clubs etc)
• LEAs will be able to charge pupils who are not on free school meals, provided money raised is reinvested in transport, and charges are affordable.

TERRITORIAL EXTENT

• The Bill extends to England and Wales

PROGRESS IN PARLIAMENT

This Bill was introduced to Parliament on 24/11/04. You can download a copy of the Bill text here. Information about the Bill's progress in parliament can be found here and you can search the official report (Hansard) for the text of debates on the Bill at Second Reading or Committee stage here. 

COMMENTS

If you have any comments on the proposals you can email them to:

info@dfes.gsi.gov.uk