School transport guidance 2021
This document updates the guidance to local authorities about the provision of school transport and replaces the School Transport Guidance Circular issued in 2003 (Circular No 7/2003 ).
Footnotes
1. The term used in the Education (Scotland) Act 1980 is "education authority" however that term is defined in section 135 of that Act to mean a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc (Scotland) Act 1994 – which is a local authority when they are exercising education functions. The term which is used in this document is "local authority".
3. Section 51 of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980:- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1980/44/section/51
4. https://www.transport.gov.scot/media/6116/improving_school_transport_safety_-_guide_-_final.pdf
5. http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1980/44/section/30
6. http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1980/44/section/51
7. http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2017/7/enacted
8. School authorities are defined in section 3(1) of the 2017 Act as an education authority, the managers of a grant-aided school, or the proprietor of an independent school.
10. http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1993/176/contents/made
11. The Education (Scotland) Act 1980 and the Schools (Safety and Supervision of Pupils) (Scotland) Regulations 1990:- http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1990/295/contents/made
12. http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1980/44/section/42
13. The appropriate catchment school may be the catchment of Gaelic Medium Education or denominational school.
14. http://www.gaidhlig.scot/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Statutory-Guidance-for-Gaelic-Education.pdf
19. https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/15/contents
20. https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/multipage-guide/reasonable-adjustments-practice
21. http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/1970/contents/made
22. https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2012/9780111016718/contents
23. https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2012/9780111016718/regulation/5
24. https://www.transport.gov.scot/media/20113/j448711.pdf
26. https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1984/54/contents
27. https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1984/27/contents
28. https://tsrgd.co.uk/pdf/tsrgd/tsrgd2016.pdf
31. http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1994/2280/made
32. https://www.transport.gov.scot/media/33649/long-term-vison-for-active-travel-in-scotland-2030.pdf
33. https://www.sustrans.org.uk/about-us/our-work-in-scotland/
34. https://www.cycling.scot/bikeability-scotland
35. https://www.livingstreets.org.uk/about-us/scotland
38. http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1986/1078/contents/made
39. http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2003/212/contents/made
41. http://switchoffandbreathe.org/schools/
42. http://www.scottishairquality.scot/education/
43. http://www.learnaboutair.com/
44. https://www.gov.scot/publications/cleaner-air-scotland-2-towards-better-place-everyone/
45. Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Act 2019 (legislation.gov.uk)
47. https://www.gov.scot/publications/condition-core-facts-publication/
48. https://www.gov.scot/publications/suitability-core-facts-publication/
49. https://www.scottishfuturestrust.org.uk/page/education
50. https://www.ads.org.uk/schools_designservice/
51. http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2019/13/contents/enacted
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