Jane McConnell, chief executive of Independent Parental Special Education Advice (IPSEA), said concerned parents across England have contacted her charity’s advice line about proposed changes to their child’s eligibility for free transport to school.
McConnell told CYP Now that councils are trying to save money by changing eligibility criteria so that fewer children can claim the support.
She added that the Department for Education (DfE) was failing to back the needs of school children with SEN, because it wants to simplify its guidance to local authorities about home-to-school transport.
In July, the DfE was forced to backtrack on proposals to revise its home-to-school transport guidance after IPSEA applied for a judicial review on the grounds that the government had not consulted widely enough on the changes.
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