Rename ‘home-to-school transport’ to tackle spiralling costs, MPs told

The Guardian - Costs in England have now risen to mp;pound;2.3bn a year, with local authorities arguing eligible pupils donmp;#146;t always need a mp;#145;door-to-door taxi servicemp;#146;mp;#147;Home-to-school transportmp;#148; should be renamed mp;#147;assisted travel to schoolmp;#148; to help manage parental expectations, MPs on the public accounts committee have been told.While councils are committed to helping children entitled to support to get to school, it does not have to be mp;#147;a d