Commentary on Sections Transport in England
152.Local education authorities have a duty under section 509AA of the Education Act 1996 to publish an annual transport policy statement setting out the transport provision they will make to facilitate the attendance of young people of sixth form age at establishments of education and training. LEAs also have a duty to make the transport arrangements they deem necessary to support adults to attend institutions of education and training. Sections 53 to 57 amend the sixth form duty so that young people and their parents will be consulted in the drawing up of transport policy statements, so that the statements provide sufficient information to inform young people’s and their parents’ choice between establishments, and so that the statements may be revised in response to complaints. Section 57 also re-enacts the adult transport duty and place a new duty on LEAs to set out in a transport policy statement the arrangements they will make for learners aged 19 to 24 (inclusive) with learning difficulties or disabilities.