Jim Logue says families have raised 'understandable concerns' about safety and is asking the Scottish government to reconsider national guidance
North Lanarkshire Council ’s administration has challenged the Scottish Government to “keep the school buses moving” by providing extra funding to prevent the authority’s planned cut to pupils’ eligibility from the end of this term.
The plan to increase the qualifying threshold to the statutory requirements has been met with furious opposition from families, who have staged demonstrations, public meetings and walks of the proposed routes to highlight their concerns about youngsters’ safety. “As part of a national review of its guidance, the government should also urgently update its criteria for assessing safe routes. Should the SNP not reverse its cut to the council’s budget, we have called emergency recurring funds to allow the provision to continue while a national review is undertaken.”
“The council has been forced to end its enhanced transport provision and adopt Scottish Government guidelines on eligibility. North Lanarkshire has consistently sought to avoid this decision, but the cuts are now so deep that it is unavoidable.
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