Issue - meetings

SEN Transport Policy

 

 

Meeting: 17/04/2012 - Cabinet (Item 6)

6 Special Educational Needs Transport Policy pdf icon PDF 2 MB

Minutes:

Background:

 

This report provided details of a new proposed Special Educational Needs (SEN) Transport Policy for consultation. The report noted that the current SEN Transport Policy had been written in 2003 and was now out of date. Nationally, practice had changed and the new proposed policy had been written to ensure that Medway’s practice was in line with legislative requirements.

 

The report highlighted particular issues in the current policy and the main differences in the proposed new policy. The policy would be subject to formal consultation and would be reported back to the Children and Young People Overview and Scrutiny Committee and Cabinet in summer 2012.

 

Decision number:

Decision:

65/2012

The Cabinet agreed to consult on the proposed Special Educational Needs Transport Policy, as set out in Appendix 2 to the report.

 

Reasons:

 

The current policy is outdated and requires revision to ensure that it is compliant with legislation. The practice in Medway is currently out of step with other local authorities and the changes proposed would enable better value for money as well as well as support independence.