70th Report - Home-to-school transport
Select Committee
Public Accounts Committee
HC 1238
6 March 2026
Government response
Treasury Minutes: Government response - 70th Report - Home-to-school transport
Recommendations & Conclusions
2 results
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Conclusion
Acknowledged
On the basis of a report by the Comptroller and Auditor General, we took evidence...
Conclusion
On the basis of a report by the Comptroller and Auditor General, we took evidence from the Department for Education (the Department) and from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) on home to school transport in England.1 …
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Government Response Summary
The government acknowledges the committee's concerns regarding home to school transport and highlights reforms set out in SEND Reform: Putting Children and Young People First to create a more inclusive school system.
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Conclusion
Acknowledged
In the academic year 2023/24, around one in five children of compulsory school age in...
Conclusion
In the academic year 2023/24, around one in five children of compulsory school age in England missed a day or more of school per fortnight – and around one in three at sixth form age.28 Government data from November 2025 …
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Government Response Summary
The government agrees on the importance of tackling school absence, provides data indicating transport is a modest factor, and states it is exploring how to better understand the relationship between attendance and transport through existing data and qualitative insight. However, it deems extensive piloting disproportionate and acknowledges limited evidence on post-16 transport's impact on attendance or NEET figures, while reiterating existing local authority duties.
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