Special Educational Needs and Disabilities transport services - Find a freedom of information request

1. Could you please provide me with the amount that was spent on Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) transport services over the current academic year (2022 - 2023) and the list of 5 largest providers of these services by volume (the number of school children delivered) and spend.

I do confirm this relates to the Educational Travel (home to school arrangements) If this information is not available for the full academic year, please provide for any period within the year that is available.

Could you please include the name of the provider, the number of school children delivered by each of the providers, and the amount spent on each of the providers. Please also indicate which time period which this information covers.

1. Expenditure by LCC on educational travel provision to SEND establishments from September 2022 to end of June 2023 was £15,975,548 (report taken on 20.07.2023)

 *the expenditure does not include July 2023 as this has not yet been processed*