Issue - meetings

Councillor Mary Martin, the Cabinet Member for Children’s Services, and the Head of Statutory SEND submitted a joint report to inform Cabinet of the outcome of the consultation and seek agreement to approve the Special Educational Needs and Disability Home to School Transport Policy for 2022-23.

Councillor Martin introduced the joint report and informed Members the draft policy had changed as a consequence of views in the consultation. In particular, the new policy would permit qualified, competent assistants to administer necessary, appropriate medication to children when they were on one of the transport services.

Resolved: (1) That the responses to the consultation as set out at Appendix One as well as the proposed changed to the policy in consequence of this to provide more information around extended rights and eligibility for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disability who are in a low income group be considered and noted.

(2)That the Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) Home to School Transport Policy for all applicants for 2022-23 summarised in the report and attached at Appendix Two be approved.

The reasons for the decision and alternative options are as set out in the report to the meeting.