Statutory guidance

Transport to education and training for people aged 16 and over

Statutory guidance for local authorities on supplying transport to students and trainees aged 16 and over.

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 5 February 2014
• Last updated: 28 January 2019 — See all updates

Applies to England

Documents

Post-16 transport to education and training

Ref: DFE-00022-2019

PDF, 458 KB, 42 pages

Details

This statutory guidance is for local authorities.

It applies to all post-16 students or trainees attending:

• a school
• a further education institution
• an authority maintained or assisted institution providing higher or further education
• an establishment funded directly by the Education and Skills Funding Agency
• a learning provider that is funded by the local authority to deliver accredited programmes of learning (including colleges, charities and private learning providers)
• a place of work or apprenticeship

Statutory guidance sets out what schools and local authorities must do to comply with the law. You should follow the guidance unless you have a very good reason not to.

Published 5 February 2014
Last updated 28 January 2019 + show all updates

1. 28 January 2019

   There have been no changes to policy or legislation. Updated guidance about transport for all post-16 students and students with SEND, older students and those in rural areas. Included good practice suggestions and department compliance checks. Added a local authority transport policy template and section on sustainable transport.

2. 26 October 2017

   Updated and revised version of the 'Post-16 transport to education and training' statutory guidance for local authorities.

3. 5 February 2014

   First published.