School Buses 2018 - 2019 - Find a freedom of information request

Request

Please provide the following information outlining each school in your area with the amount of school buses the council will be providing. Please also add whether or not the council are providing any other type of transportation:

1. How many school buses you will be using in September to transport students to and from the schools in your area?

2. How many were used in the school years starting 2019 and also 2018?

3. How many extra buses and other transportation will be used to ensure social distancing due to Covid-19?

Decision

1. 398 in September (increased to 424 in October).

2. 2018: 370; 2019: 364.

3. 66 additional arrangements broken down as follows:

54 bus (28 from September, 26 from October); 10 private travel (from September) and two additional lone transport taxis (from September).

Reference number
FOI1785
Date request received
20 August 2020
Date of decision
30 November 2020