• Apply for assisted travel to school

    For children living in the London Borough of Sutton.

  • When to apply

    If you are applying for transport for a new school year, make sure your application is submitted before 5 June for a September start. 

    Any applications received after this time may result in the assessment and assistance being delayed until after the new school year starts.

    Eligibility

    Make sure you read our eligibility policies before you apply:

    • Home to School Travel Assistance Policy

    • Post-16 Travel Assistance Policy

    • Personal Travel Budget Policy

  • Child’s personal information

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  • Parent or carer contact details

  • Second parent or carer

  • Local authority

  • Social worker

  • Emergency contacts

    We need 2 emergency contacts for your child which we'll use if we cannot reach your child's parent or carer. The emergency contacts can be a grandparent, family friend, neighbour, or professional.

  • Second emergency contact

  • Child’s school, education setting or college

    Tell us about your child's school, education setting or college, and what time they need to get there.
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  • Post-16 studying

    If your child is over 16 and attending a post-16 college, tell us what course they're studying.
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  • Travel needs

    These questions help us work out your child's level of need. If you answer 'no' to any of these, we'll ask for more information on the next page.
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  • Check if you are eligible for means tested free school meals

  • Independent Travel Training

    Answering ‘yes’ will not affect your eligibility for assisted travel. It helps us assess your child's level of need and means we can signpost you to other groups if necessary. Independent Travel Training is free.

  • More information about your child's travel needs

  • Additional needs

    These questions help us work out your child's level of need. If you answer 'yes' to any of these, we'll ask for more information on the next page.

  • More about their additional needs

    Tell us more about your child's additional needs and what makes assisted travel safe and easy for them.

  • Wheelchairs and special buggies

    Tell us whether your child uses a wheelchair or buggy, or any other equipment to help them safely travel to school.

  • Wheelchair and equipment information

  • Tell us your child's height and weight

    Children must use an appropriate car seat or booster until they reach either age 12 or 135cm (4ft 5in) in height. Telling us their height and weight means we can provide the correct seat for them.

  • Your ability to take your child to school

  • Parents and carers are legally responsible for making sure that their child attends school regularly. They must do everything they reasonably can to allow their child to attend school.

    We only provide assistance with travel if there is otherwise no alternative for your child to attend school. 



    The absence of a car, other siblings, or work or study commitments will not be considered alone as a basis for travel assistance.

    If you have a disability which makes it impossible for you to take your child to school, please supply medical evidence and explain how this impacts your ability to accompany your child to school.

  • If you have a condition or disability which prevents you from assisting your child to school, please provide supporting evidence of this in the upload section, at the end of this form.

  • Upload any other supporting documents you think will help us to make a decision

    It's important for you to provide anything you think might be useful, as we will not seek out information on your behalf. We do not need your child's EHCP or related documents as we have access to these.
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  • How we use your data

    1. Any agreement to provide travel assistance will be for the current academic year only, unless explicitly stated otherwise. Further application will be required annually if provision is to be continued.
    2. The information provided on this form will be held electronically and is subject to the provisions of the General Data Protection Regulation. 
    3. We will use the information on this form to process your application for assistance with travel. This data will be used for the purposes of administering the pupil transport scheme on behalf of the London Borough of Sutton, and for Department for Education DfE statistics.
    4. We will share information on this form with any agencies who may be involved in transporting or assisting with your child's journey to school where this is necessary for the running of that service.
    5. We must protect the public funds we handle and so we may use the information you have provided on this form to prevent and detect fraud. We may also share this information for the same purposes, with other organisations which handle public funds. Where an award of travel assistance has been made as a result of fraud it will be withdrawn immediately. All monies paid will have to be repaid. Legal action to recover monies may be taken. Criminal proceedings may be taken, which may lead to conviction. 
    6. These purposes, and the disclosures to third parties they imply, are included in the registration. Your personal data will otherwise be kept secure and confidential in all respects.

  • Declaration

    1. The information I have given on this form is complete and accurate.
    2. I will inform you immediately of any change in my circumstances at any time which might affect my entitlement to assistance.
    3. I understand that if I give you false information, or fail to give complete information, you may withdraw or re-assess travel assistance provision and this may result in potential fraud being investigated.
    4. I agree to the information above being shared with any agencies who may be involved in transporting or assisting my child as a result of this application. 
    5. I will write and tell you immediately if my child leaves / transfers to a different school or college, or if my home address changes. I understand that if this happens then my child may no longer be eligible to receive travel assistance.
    6. If financial assistance is provided to me or on my behalf, and is, for whatever reason, an amount which is more than I am entitled to, I will pay back any amount in excess of my entitlement.
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