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North Yorkshire School Transport Changes Proposed After Family Concerns
The review proposes 24 changes, including faster appeals and removing five remote roads from route maps after complaints from parents.
- North Yorkshire Council proposed improvements to its home-to-school transport policy after a post-implementation review identified 'anomalies' affecting families since the 2024 policy shift.
- The 2024 policy replaced catchment areas with nearest-school eligibility, creating negative experiences for some families. Assistant Chief Executive Rachel Joyce acknowledged the council 'needed to have a full year's data' before proposing changes.
- Proposed changes include removing five routes such as Fleet Moss Road and Buttertubs Pass from mapping systems, while increasing transport withdrawal notice periods from seven to 30 days and strengthening appeals procedures.
- On Wednesday next week, the council's children and families committee will review the report before executive discussion on Friday. If approved, a six-week public consultation on 24 recommendations launches later this month.
- The School Transport Action Group dismissed proposals as 'nothing more than rearranging the deckchairs on the Titanic,' arguing the council should restore the previous catchment system instead, though changes would not take effect before September 2027.
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