Select committee: Public Accounts Committee
Conclusion 30
70th Report - Home-to-school transport
Published 6 Mar 2026
Addressed to HM Treasury
Public Accounts Committee Home-to-school transport All items in this report Report on parliament.uk ↗ Inquiry on parliament.uk ↗
Conclusion (the committee's words)
Several witnesses stressed developing independence as an important part of home to school transport provision, while acknowledging that independent travel was not always suitable.73 The LGA told us that good practice for local authorities was not just about getting a young person from A to B but also about developing an independent person.74 We heard from ADEPT that travel experience from daily to and from school could help children to become independent and use public transport.75
From: Public Accounts Committee, 70th Report - Home-to-school transport (HC 1238), 6 March 2026
Government response
The government responded to the whole report on 1 June 2026 (deadline 6 May 2026).