1. The number of children transported from home to their educational settings in transportation paid for by the local authority. Please provide the numbers per financial year for the following years: 2022/3, 2023/4 and 2024/5
For example: in 2023/4 , 150 under 16s were transported to school in taxis paid for by the council.

2. How many of these individuals were assessed as having special educational needs and/ or disabilities? Please provide the numbers per financial year for the following years: 2022/3, 2023/4 and 2024/5
For example: in 2023/4 , 150 under 16s were transported to school in taxis paid for by the council. 50 of these individuals were assessed as having SEND

3. The amount spent on transporting children from their home to their educational settings. Please provide the numbers per financial year for the following years: 2022/3, 2023/4 and 2024/5
For example: in 2023/4 , 150 under 16s were transported to school in taxis paid for by the council. 50 of these children were assessed as having SEND. The total cost of this was £14,000

Please note: If for data privacy reasons the information cannot be broken down by year can you please collate the figures i.e For example: Between 2022/3 and 2024/5, 750 under 16s were transported to school in taxis paid for by the council. 550 of these children were assessed as having SEND. The total cost of this was £114,000
Please note: If the data cannot be provided by financial year, please provide the figures for the following calendar years: 2024, 2023 and 2022
Please note: I am looking for data relating to under 16s. Councils have a legal duty to provide home to school travel assistance to children of compulsory school age (5-16), who need to travel to receive full time education or training. But if the data is only available for under 18s or under 25s please may you provide that.

Educational setting - by this I mean any setting where a young person would typically receive an education. For example, a state maintained school, a special state school, an independent special needs school, independent schools etc

SEND definition: According to the Children and Families Act 2014, a child or young person has special educational needs if he or she has a learning difficulty or disability which calls for special educational provision to be made for him or her. SOURCE: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/6/part/3/crossheading/special-educational-needs-etc