Question reference: S6W-26925
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 19 April 2024
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Current status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 3 May 2024
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of safe walking routes to schools, broken down by local authority area.
Answer
Assessment of the safety of walking routes is a responsibility of local authorities under section 51 of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980.
The Scottish Government expects local authorities to keep their criteria for providing school transport under review and be flexible enough to take into account factors relative to the nature of the route, which might affect pupil safety. These factors are set out in paragraph 18 of the - School Transport Guidance 2021 (www.gov.scot) .