School transport guidance 2021
This guidance was updated in 2025.
Footnotes
1. The term used in the Education (Scotland) Act 1980 is "education authority" however that term is defined in section 135 of that Act to mean a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc (Scotland) Act 1994 – which is a local authority when they are exercising education functions. The term which is used in this document is "local authority".
3. Section 51 of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980:- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1980/44/section/51
4. https://www.transport.gov.scot/media/6116/improving_school_transport_safety_-_guide_-_final.pdf
5. http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1980/44/section/30
6. http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1980/44/section/51
7. http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2017/7/enacted
8. School authorities are defined in section 3(1) of the 2017 Act as an education authority, the managers of a grant-aided school, or the proprietor of an independent school.
10. http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1993/176/contents/made
11. The Education (Scotland) Act 1980 and the Schools (Safety and Supervision of Pupils) (Scotland) Regulations 1990:- http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1990/295/contents/made
12. http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1980/44/section/42
13. The appropriate catchment school may be the catchment of Gaelic Medium Education or denominational school.
14. http://www.gaidhlig.scot/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Statutory-Guidance-for-Gaelic-Education.pdf
19. https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/15/contents
20. https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/multipage-guide/reasonable-adjustments-practice
21. http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/1970/contents/made
22. https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2012/9780111016718/contents
23. https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2012/9780111016718/regulation/5
24. https://www.transport.gov.scot/media/20113/j448711.pdf
26. https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1984/54/contents
27. https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1984/27/contents
28. https://tsrgd.co.uk/pdf/tsrgd/tsrgd2016.pdf
31. http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1994/2280/made
32. https://www.transport.gov.scot/media/33649/long-term-vison-for-active-travel-in-scotland-2030.pdf
33. https://www.sustrans.org.uk/about-us/our-work-in-scotland/
34. https://www.cycling.scot/bikeability-scotland
35. https://www.livingstreets.org.uk/about-us/scotland
38. http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1986/1078/contents/made
39. http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2003/212/contents/made
41. http://switchoffandbreathe.org/schools/
42. http://www.scottishairquality.scot/education/
43. http://www.learnaboutair.com/
44. https://www.gov.scot/publications/cleaner-air-scotland-2-towards-better-place-everyone/
45. Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Act 2019 (legislation.gov.uk)
47. https://www.gov.scot/publications/condition-core-facts-publication/
48. https://www.gov.scot/publications/suitability-core-facts-publication/
49. https://www.scottishfuturestrust.org.uk/page/education
50. https://www.ads.org.uk/schools_designservice/
51. http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2019/13/contents/enacted
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