Decision details

Kirklees Council’s current Home to School Policy makes provision for transport beyond the scope of the legislative requirements as conferred by the Education Act 1996. Discretionary provision in Home to School Transport at Kirklees is delivered in two main areas: Post 16 provision (both mainstream and SEN) and transport based on faith to eligible pupils this Key decision deals with transport based on faith only.
Following a public consultation from 2nd February to 2nd April 2015 and a resolution from Cabinet on 2nd June 2015 to support the option in paragraph 5.4 of the Cabinet Report to “remove the provision of all transport assistance to current children that travel to a school chosen because of a parent’s or a child’s religion or belief from September 2016” and following legal advice that the Council must take express consideration of the PSED and the Council’s statutory obligation to consider using its discretionary powers under Section 508C Education Act 1996, this report seeks approval of the revised Policy for Home to School Transport 2015/16.