Scrutiny Review of Personal Travel Budgets and Independent Travel Training in School Transport - Report of the People Scrutiny Committee

Committee report · Cabinet · Tue 29 Sep 2026 · East Sussex County Council

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“consider any comments it wishes to make to the County Council on the report of the People Scrutiny Committee. 1.”

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Officers recommend that Cabinet consider any comments it wishes to make to East Sussex County Council on the Scrutiny Committee's report. p4

The Scrutiny Committee's review looked at the effectiveness of current Personal Travel Budget and Independent Travel Training policies, barriers to uptake, and how to promote these offers to parents, pupils and schools, in response to increasing demand for Home to School Transport. p5 p6

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p4RECOMMENDATION: Cabinet is recommended to consider any comments it wishes to make to the County Council on the report of the People Scrutiny Committee.
p51 Background 1.1 The People Scrutiny Committee undertook a scrutiny review of Personal Travel Budgets and Independent Travel Training in response to increasing demand for Home to School Transport. The review considered the benefits of these initiatives and how the department could increase uptake to support wider work to manage Home to School Transport costs.
p61.2 The review focussed on the effectiveness of current Personal Travel Budget and Independent Travel Training policies, barriers to uptake and how these can be addressed, and how to effectively promote the availability and benefits of Personal Travel Budgets and Independent Travel Training to parents, pupils and schools.

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