AQW 4312/22-27

Ms Connie Egan
Alliance Party
North Down

Tabled Date: 07/10/2022
Answered On Date: 17/10/2022
Priority Written: Yes

Question:
To ask the Minister of Education on how many occasions have children with special educational needs been left on transport arranged by the Education Authority and not taken to school (i) since the beginning of 2022-23 academic year; and (ii) in the previous five academic years.

Answer:

The number of occasions that children attending a special school have been left on transport arranged by the Education Authority is detailed in the table below:

Academic year	Number of incidents involving pupils attending a Special School*
2022/23	3
2021/22	1
2020/21	2
2019/20	1
2018/19	5
2017/18	4

* Figures include incidents on EA bus services and Private Hire services.