Education Act 1996

[F1 2 (1) A school travel scheme must set out (in general terms) what arrangements in connection with the attendance of children in the authority's area receiving education— U.K.

(a) at schools,

(b) at any institution within the further education sector, or

(c) at any other place by virtue of arrangements made in pursuance of section 19(1),

the scheme authority consider it appropriate to be made in relation to travel to and from such places.

(2) Those arrangements are to be either or both of the following—

(a) arrangements to be made by the authority;

(b) arrangements to be made by any other persons.

(3) A school travel scheme may include travel arrangements of any description and may, in particular, include—

(a) arrangements for the provision of transport;

(b) any of the following arrangements only if made with the relevant parental consent—

(i) arrangements for the provision of one or more persons to escort a child (whether alone or together with other children) when travelling to or from any of the places mentioned in any of paragraphs (a) to (c) of sub-paragraph (1);

(ii) arrangements for the payment of the whole or any part of a person's reasonable travelling expenses;

(iii) arrangements for the payment of allowances in respect of the use of particular modes of travel;

(c) arrangements to facilitate or promote the use of particular modes of travel.

(4) The reference in sub-paragraph (3) to the relevant parental consent is to the consent of a parent of each child in relation to whom the arrangements in question are made.

(5) A school travel scheme must require that if any arrangements set out in the scheme involve arrangements to be made by any person other than the scheme authority and those arrangements—

(a) are not made by that person or by any other persons, or

(b) are so made but are not given effect to in compliance with the requirements of the scheme,

the scheme authority must make suitable alternative arrangements.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 35C inserted (1.4.2007) by Education and Inspections Act 2006 (c. 40), s. 188(3), Sch. 9; S.I. 2007/935, art. 5(dd)