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30th December 2024
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SEND Support and Transport Costs by Nationality and Provider
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I wish to request the following information:
1. The number of children in your authority area receiving SEND support, broken down by nationality. If any individual nationality has fewer than five children please use FOI best practice and simply put “5”
We do not hold this information broken down by nationality.
The number of children with SEN support in each authority is available in public domain: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/special-educational-needs-in-england/2024-25
2. The number of children using taxis as SEND transport support broken down by nationality. If any individual nationality has fewer than five children please use FOI best practice and simply put “5”
We do not hold this information broken down by nationality.
The average number of SEND children travelling in a commissioned vehicle of up to 8 seats in July 2025, was 425 children.
3. The total amount spent by your authority on SEND support, and the amount of this budget used on the hiring of taxis. Please also list all taxi firms with which your councils have a contract.
Total spend on SEND Support 2024/25, within Education & SEND: £2,191,081
Total spend on hiring taxis: £4,778,431
The suppliers who held live contracts in July 2025 for facilitating home to school transport were:
Alanis Coach Travel Ltd
Berkshire Travel
FD Travels Ltd T/A: School Express
Cedar Cars
ABC Travel
Twenty-Four Seven
Ace Wheelchair
ABC Travel
Parker Travels
24x7 Ltd
