SEND home-to-school transport

Request

1a) Total annual expenditure on SEND home-to-school transport,

1b) the total number of pupils receiving it,

1c) the biggest single contract,

1d) and the total number of individual journeys funded (if held),

1e) broken down by year for the last three years, in your area.


2) For each of the past three years, the name of every provider/contractor paid for SEND transport and the total amount paid to each. 

Decision

1a & 1b FOI's 15733486 gives a breakdown of SEND Costs and passenger numbers of recent years. Home-to-school transport for pupils up to the age of 16 with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities – Lincolnshire County Council

Passenger Numbers 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 2025/26
Day Specials 2325 2435 2454 2886
Residential Specials 40 27 17 17
Cost 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 2025/26
Day Specials £16,095,845.12 £19,799,553.67 £23,380,700.89 £22,145,508.41
Residential Specials £607,995.96 £694,047.75 £428,493.00 £220,355.17

 

1c Biggest Single Contract. The current SEND contract with the highest daily rate is 20683-1 SN-999 with a daily rate of £262.88 per day.

 

1d & 1e Breakdown of SEND journeys as follows:

April 23 – March 24 April 24 – March 24 April 25 – March 26
6,206,860 6,389,524 6,497,094

 

2. Breakdown of SEND transport supplier payment 24/25 & 25/26 is attached (23/24 is not currently available) See Supplier Expenditure Document Attached.

 

“Should you require the attachments mentioned above please contact customerinformationservice@lincolnshire.gov.uk with the below reference number and this can be provided.” 

Reference number
18106466
Date request received
18/09/2026
Date of decision
14/10/2026