Clause 1 - School travel schemes
School Transport Bill
2:30 pm
Mr Bill O'Brien (Normanton, Labour)
I remind the Committee that with this we are taking the following amendments:
No. 57, in
clause 1, page 2, line 30, at end insert—
'Children with mobility difficulties
3A (1) If a child has mobility difficulties, the scheme authority must provide transport to and from the school at which he is a registered pupil, regardless of whether the child lives inside the walking distance as defined in section 444(5).
(2) For the purposes of this paragraph ''mobility difficulties'' means that a child cannot walk to and from school with safety and reasonable comfort because of his special educational needs or disability.'.
No. 58, in
clause 1, page 2, line 36, leave out from 'scheme' to end of line and insert—
'(a) for a protected child is provided free of charge; and
(b) for a child with a disability or special educational needs that incurs additional expense, and where this provision is necessary because a child has a disability or special educational need, is paid for by the scheme authority.'.
No. 44, in
clause 1, page 3, line 4, at end insert
', or
'(e) who has mobility problems which are certified by a doctor and who lives within the statutory walking distance to the nearest suitable school.'.
No. 46, in
clause 1, page 3, line 4, at end insert
', or
'(g) who is a child with special educational needs attending a school which is deemed to be suitable by virtue of the provision made for particular needs.'.
No. 60, in
clause 1, page 3, line 41, at end insert—
'(c) report to the appropriate national authority annually concerning the impact of the school travel scheme on children with special educational needs and on disabled children, including the number of such children for whom transport to and from school is currently provided by that scheme authority and what charges, if any, have been made for transport provided to such children.'.